In today’s session of the Somaliland House of Representatives (HoR) chaired by the House Speaker, MPs passed the state budget for 2017 on a majority vote.
In previous sessions, a scuffle ensued when some of the MPs exchanged harsh words, a situation that was saved when the Speaker hurriedly brought the vociferous boos and whistles of rowdy members to an end.
Today, the ‘ayes’ and the ‘nayes’, started off on a similar uncompromising atmosphere which precipitated an early voting the chair put to the issue.
Forty-three MPs voted the budget to legitimacy where 17 opposed it, and 6 – including the Chair – did not vote either way.
This year’s budget shows an increase of 27% against that of the previous year.
| No | sections | Somaliland Shilling | US Dollar |
| 1 | Central Government | 1,553,204,022,280 | 258,867,337 |
| 2 | Autonomous organizations | 303,338,532,125 | 50,556,422 |
| 3 | Local Governments | 208,570,347,257 | 34,761,725 |
| 4 | International Aid | 97,268,562,000 | 16,211,427 |
| 5 | Joint Project for Local Governance (JPLG) | 12,722,892,000 | 2,120,482 |
| Grand Total | 2,175,104,355,662 | 362,517,393 |
