With last year’s (2021) budget formulated as a primary tool for “reset, rebound and recovery” while the country battles the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic challenges in health and economy, the 2022 National Government (NG) Budget is primarily focused on steering towards a strong and genuine recovery. It was crafted based on three guiding pillars as follows: (1) building a resilient social services sector amidst the pandemic; (2) sustaining the momentum towards economic recovery; and, (3) continuing the investments in infrastructure development