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    "id": 100047,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek Mr. Speaker’s Ruling on a matter that has brought a bit of lack of clarity in terms of the exercise of the power to withhold approval of Votes. From next week, we shall be considering Vote by Vote from each Minister. If you look at Standing Order No.155(4), it restricts the powers to withhold approval to 1 per cent of the total Estimates that have been laid. On the other hand, Section 16 of the Fiscal Management Act gives power to this Parliament to withhold approval of a whole department’s Vote so long as the audit query has not been satisfied. At the same time, the Fiscal Management Act, Section 17(3) gives power to this Assembly to withhold up to not more than 25 per cent if the provisions of Section 18 are breached. We wanted guidance on the following issue. In exercise of these powers, are we restricted to 1 per cent or can we exercise the withholding of approval for a whole department? I seek you ruling because this is going to be relevant next week when we may or may not wish to exercise the powers to withhold approval."
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