289 billion 643 million FCFA is the budget requested by the Ministry of Basic Education for the 2024 financial year. Professor Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Minister of Basic Education defended this budget in front of the finance committee of the national assembly, Friday December 1st, 2023. In this budget’s draft, ordinary internal resources represent more than 92 percent. That is more than 267 billion, while external resources represent approximately almost 7 percent Or 20 billion. The Ministry of Basic Education will benefit up to 4 billion 157 million for the 2024 financial year. It appears from the presentation of Professor Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa that the budget requested by the ministerial department for which he is responsible has increased by 10.87 percent in relative value Or 28 billion 438 million 608 thousand 618 FCFA in absolute value compared to the previous year. Although the objectives are ambitious, they still remain realistic, he concluded.
