Meru County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2018

Abstract

This fiscal framework is guided by various principles which are in line with the medium term expenditure framework and the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) among them: A strong revenue effort to ensure that the County budget has no deficit, budget expenditures are consistent with agreed County and sectorial priorities with increased shift away from recurrent to capital expenditures while at the same time providing sufficient fiscal space for infrastructural and social programmes necessary to achieving CIDP. The key County priority areas are; Investment in Water & Transport Infrastructure, investing in quality and accessible Health Care, improving urban development and land adjudication, Provision of Quality preprimary education and vocational training, Youth, Sports & Gender empowerment, economic empowerment and enterprise development..