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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. First, I would like to thank Members for the very robust engagements that we had yesterday in considering the Estimates. Prior to having an opportunity to serve in the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I may possibly not have understood a lot of what happens in terms of processes. Some Members may be wondering what it is we passed yesterday and what it is we are doing today. Yesterday, we passed the Supplementary Estimates. For that to become law, we need to put it into a Bill which, as you said earlier, is just a reflection of the issues that we were discussing yesterday. There are no changes other than semantics. We need to actualise the Estimates by putting them in an Appropriation Bill, which is the Bill that we are dealing with today. I will just say a few things because I had an opportunity to say much more yesterday. Members who did not get an opportunity to contribute yesterday can now say something about the Supplementary Estimates and the Supplementary Appropriations Bill today. First, even as we craft the budget as the House that deals with budget-making, this administration is focusing more on production. For us to solve the myriads of problems that our economy is going through, our focus must be on production. As the Budget and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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