Who cares about local government budgets? This was a regular question from people whenever the issue of local government finance in raised. Being the tier regularly intouch with the people there should be a greater understanding of Local governments income and expenditures particularly as it touches on rates and licencing and other levies.

A better understanding of the generation and the use of funds by the people is an important area of governance -transparency. We shall endeavour to publish details of this as released by each local government to inlcude all allocations from the state and the federal governments. Also details of local government spendings will be published so the people can appreciate the use of funds by the government for services rendered..