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Trend of Grants to Local Governments for FY 1997/08 – 2014/15
| FY | 1997/08 | 1998/09 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCG | - | 64.4 | 66.8 | 79.1 | 73.3 | 77.4 | 83.0 | 87.5 | 103.4 | 94.4 | 128.6 | 133.6 | 144.6 | 156.7 | 77.0 | 79 | 79.6 | 82.57 |
| UCG as % of Total | 54.3 | 22.6 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 79.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| GTC | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 | 45 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 4.3 | 4.02 | 0 |
| GTC % of Total | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EQG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| EQG % of Total | - | - | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| CG | 170.6 | 220.9 | 320.2 | 429.1 | 535.8 | 588.2 | 654.9 | 714.5 | 717.5 | 839.3 | 872.0 | 1,004.5 | 1,145.9 | 1,269.6 | 1,575.2 | 1,773.0 | 1,896.3 | 2274.00 |
| CG % of Total | 75.9 | 77.4 | 82.3 | 83.8 | 87.3 | 87.2 | 88.3 | 88.7 | 83.8 | 85.5 | 82.2 | 87.2 | 85.6 | 86.1 | 95.1 | 95.6 | 95.8 | 96.3 |
| Total Transfers to LGs | 224.9 | 285.3 | 389.0 | 512.2 | 613.9 | 674.3 | 741.5 | 805.5 | 856.3 | 982.2 | 1,060.9 | 1,172.3 | 1,338.9 | 1,474.8 | 1,655.7 | 1,855.5 | 1,979.4 | 2,360.2 |
| National Budget | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,911.8 | 3,150.8 | 3,425.5 | 3,852.0 | 4,465.0 | 5,464.0 | 7,044.5 | 7,376.5 | 9,630.0 | 10,902.8 | 12,904.0 | 15,054 |
| % of Direct Transfers to National Budget | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.47 | 25.56 | 25.00 | 25.50 | 23.76 | 21.45 | 19.01 | 19.99 | 17.19 | 17.02 | 15.34 | 15.68 |
Source: LG Final Accounts
The share of local government transfers in the national budget has been falling from 25% in FY 2003/4 to 15.68% in FY 2014/15. Stakeholders in the sector are concerned about the declining share of the national budget because it is affecting service delivery in the key sectors of education, health, water, roads and agricultural production.From the table above, it is noted that total direct transfers have been increasing from Ugx. 224.9bn in 1997/08 to Ugx.2360.2bn in FY 2014/15.
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