PART THIRTEEN
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC MATTERS
CHAPTER I
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR EQUITABLE SHARING OF RESOURCES
AND COMMON WEALTH
185 (1) Resources and common wealth of the Sudan shall be
shared equitably to enable each level of government to
discharge its legal and constitutional responsibilities and
duties and to ensure that the quality of life, dignity and living
conditions of all citizens are promoted without discrimination
on grounds of gender, race, religion, political affiliation,
ethnicity, language or region.
(2) The sharing and allocation of the resources and common
wealth of the Sudan shall be based on the premise that all
parts of the country are entitled to development.
(3) The National Government shall fulfil its obligations to
provide financial transfers to the Government of Southern
Sudan, and shall, except as otherwise provided herein,
apportion revenues equitably among other states;
(4) The State recognizes that Southern Sudan, Southern
Kordofan, Blue Nile, Abyei Area and other conflict affected
areas face serious needs; they shall be enabled to perform
basic government functions, establish civil administration,
rehabilitate and reconstruct the social and physical
infrastructure in a post-conflict Sudan.
(5) There shall be established a National Reconstruction and
Development Fund and a Southern Sudan Reconstruction
and Development Fund to bring up Southern Sudan, other
conflict affected areas and the least developed areas to the
national average level of socio-economic and public
services standards.
(6) Revenue sharing shall reflect a commitment to devolution of
powers and decentralisation of decision-making in regard to
development, service delivery and governance.
(7) The development of infrastructure, human resources,
sustainable economic growth and the capacity to meet
human needs shall be conducted within a framework of
transparent and accountable governance.
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