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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I make my submission and move the Motion, I will add more on the general overview of the Budget. I will leave the individual allocations of various State Departments to the various Chairpersons of the Committees, who also appeared before us. I would like to also give them an opportunity to expound on the same. On behalf of the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and as mandated by Article 221 of the Constitution and Section 39 of the Public Finance Management Act, it is my pleasure to present to this House the Report on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2021/2022. The 2021/2022 Budget Estimates were submitted to Parliament on Thursday, 29th April 2021. Equally, the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Judiciary independently tabled their Estimates in line with Article 127 (6) (c) and 173 (3) of the Constitution, respectively. The 2021/2022 Budget Estimates were committed to the Budget and Appropriations Committee as well as the Departmental Committees of the National Assembly for review in line with their respective mandates. After reviewing the budgets of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) within their purview, they were required to submit their recommendations to the Budget and Appropriations Committee for consideration and inclusion in this Report. I confirm to this House that, indeed, we had an agreement with all the Departmental Committees. For the first time, most of their recommendations have been carried. In examining and reviewing the Budget Estimates of the Year 2021/2022, the Committee held 14 sittings including two meetings with the National Treasury where extensive deliberations were held. The Committee also held discussions with the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Office of the Auditor General. They have critically reviewed their budgets. The outcomes of those deliberations have informed the various recommendations contained in this Report. The Committee also received submissions from Departmental Committees highlighting significant policy and financial recommendations of the budget of various MDAs within their purview. If approved by this House, these recommendations will form the basis for the passage of the Appropriations Bill for Financial Year 2021/2022. The Consolidated Report of the Departmental Committees as well as summary of their observations and policy recommendations are contained in Annexures 1 and 11 of this Report. Article 221(5) of the Constitution requires the Budget and Appropriations Committee to seek the views of the public on the Budget and take their recommendations into account when finalizing this Report. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and the need to limit in-person public gatherings, for the second year running, the Committee held a virtual public participation exercise whereby the public was required to submit their views through written memoranda, highlighting their areas of concern and key expenditure priorities."
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