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    "content": "to address this inequality. We can only do that when the Budget is kept open. We are seeking to have an open Budget. The other thing I want to comment about is the problem we are facing, which is food insecurity. As long as this Budget remains the property of five to six people, we will never have enough input into the Budget to ensure food security. We also have other guidelines that we need to tie our Budget to. For example, we have the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Vision 2030. It is only fair that this Budget is seen to be tied to these issues. The only way we can do that is when we make it open. Last but not least, I have gone through the notes that justify the changes in the CFS expenditure. Some of them are contradictory. Looking at Notes 1 and 2, you will see that Note 1 talks about a decrease in the interest on the external debts. The explanation being given there is that if we leave out the sovereign bond, there is a foreign exchange fluctuation. That leads to a reduction. Going down to the second last note, you will find an increase, which is also as a result of exchange rate fluctuations. I find this contradictory because we are giving the same reason for different movements of money. One wonders whether really these are reasons or whether they are just scribbled notes to see us through. I know that we all need this money. However, we must get this money for the right reasons. If only we could sit down and agree on the right areas in which to spend our money, I know we would go a long way in developing our country. In a country like Uganda, which is only 20 years old, and it is because of the way they run their Budget that today, it has recorded and maintained over 6.0 per cent growth rate. The present Rwanda, which is only 15 years old, is moving with speed because they have opened up their Budget-making system. A Budget Execution Report should be brought to this House as often as possible. Thank you."
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