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"content": "5. That, to entrench oversight of Appropriations-in-Aid (A-in-A) and earmarked public funds, the National Treasury should do the following: (a) Collate and report on all A-in-A generated by non-commercial national Government entities, including fees, charges, levies, together with related expenditure, projects and programmes and provide the report to the National Assembly by 30th April 2025 - which is next month. (b) Report to the National Assembly on all extra budgetary funds and related expenditure by 30th April 2025. (c) By September 2025, propose amendments to the Controller of Budget Act to provide for the Controller of Budget to approve the utilisation of A-in-A and related expenditure. (d) By September 2025, identify and propose amendments to the National Assembly on the overall framework for the financial management of A-in-A, including the repeal of non-critical public funds and A-in-A mandates. 6. That, given that the Government is relying on several payment systems for various functions such as capitation for schools, salaries payments, transfer to counties, and exchequer releases, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning to provide Parliament with an update on the integration of Government payment systems within IFMIS ecosystem, to enhance transparency and accountability by 30th April 2025. 7. That, during the submission of the Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2025/2026, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning submits to the National Assembly, a statement on timelines and fiscal impact of merging, restructuring and winding up of state entities in line with the Cabinet’s decision of 21st January 2025. 8. That, on submission of the Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2025/2026, the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) submits a statement to the National Assembly on fiscal impact and timelines for the implementation of Gazette Notice No.Vol.CXXVI—No. 219 of 2024 on the delineation and transfer of devolved functions. 9. That, on submission of the Budget Estimates for FY 2025/2026, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning provides a list of all Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) projects to be implemented in FY 2025/2026. Hon. Temporary Speaker, that brings me to the end of the non-financial recommendations. The financial recommendations by the Committee are as follows: 1. Based on the deliberations and considering the fiscal responsibility principle, the Committee recommends that this House resolves to approve the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the FY 2025/2026. 2. That, the National Government budget ceiling be approved at Ksh2,523,774,081,480, of which the Executive receives Ksh2,447,536,081,480, the Office of the Auditor-General will receive Ksh8,652,200,000, Parliament shall receive Ksh49,488,200,000, and the Judiciary shall receive Ksh26,749,800,000. 3. That, the allocation to the County Government Equitable Share be approved at Ksh405,069,420,197. 4. That, consistent with the latest audited and approved revenues for the FY 2020/2021, amounting to Ksh1,570,562,945,014, the allocation to the Equalisation Fund be set at Ksh7,852,814,725. 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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