This is the essence of the finance bill of the Republic of Cameroon for 2017.

The bill was tabled at the National Assembly this 21st November 2016 during a plenary sitting of the Assembly.

The Senior Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon Hilarion Eton chaired the session.

It is worth mentioning that the 2017 draft budget represents an increase of over 139.1 billion CFAF compared to that of 2016.

The bill was tabled alongside another bill; that which authorizes the President of the Republic to ratify the agreement between Canada and the Republic of Cameroon on the promotion and protection of investments.