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    "content": "word “draft” and to consider the draft estimates tabled in the House as the estimates required to be tabled under Article 221 of the Constitution. Hon. Members, the issues which arise from this matter are important because they are precedent setting and have the potential to define the meaning to be attached to the requirements of Article 221 of the Constitution and the manner in which these key aspects of the Budget cycle will be implemented. Before I give directions on this matter, it is appropriate that we consider carefully the wording of Article 221 of the Constitution. The Article requires that the Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of the national Government are tabled in the National Assembly, which Assembly then considers them together with those of the Parliamentary Service Commission and the judiciary. The National Assembly is required to seek the representations of the public and to take account of their recommendations when considering the estimates. Upon approval, the estimates are to be included in an Appropriation Bill which is introduced into the National Assembly to authorize the withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund of the money needed for the expenditure and for the appropriation of that money for purposes mentioned in the Bill. I think that this entire process needs to be contextualized in order to properly deal with the issues. Hon. Members, I will pause for a moment to allow those at the entrance to come in."
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