The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the state 2019 Appropriation Bill of N183.7 billion.
This followed a motion by the Majority Leader, Roland Asoro, and seconded by Monday Ehighalua (PDP-Esan West) at the plenary in Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Governor Godwin Obaseki had on November 26 presented a budget of N175 billion to the House for consideration.
However, the House increased the budget by N7.9 billion to accommodate more developmental programmes, bringing the total amount to N183.7 billion.
A breakdown of the budget indicated that capital expenditure was put at N102.9 billion, while recurrent expenditure stood at N80.8 billion.