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    "id": 331289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have a number of communications to make. First, you will recall that on Thursday, 4th October, 2012, the House passed the Finance Bill (Bill No. 26 of 2012). However, His Excellency the President has returned the Bill and submitted a Memorandum on the Bill in a letter dated 12th October, 2012, indicating that the House reconsiders amendments proposed under New Clause 28 of the Bill. The President’s Memorandum reads as follows and I quote: “And whereas The Finance Bill 2012 was presented to me for assent in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution on the 12th October, 2012; now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 46(3) and (4) of the former Constitution, I refuse to assent to the Finance Bill, 2012, for the reasons set out hereunder. Clause 28: Amendment of the Second Schedule to the National Assembly Remuneration Act (Cap 5). The amendment seeks to amend the Second Schedule to the National Assembly Remuneration Act (Cap 5) which provides for the payment of severance allowance to Members of Parliament as follows in extenso :- “Section 28: The Second Schedule to the National Assembly Remuneration Act is amended by deleting the second column of item 5 and substituting therefor the following- A severance allowance at the rate of thirty per centum of the gross taxable remuneration payable to a Member of Parliament each month under this Act, including the salary, constituency allowance, nominated member’s allowance, ex-officio member’s allowance, house allowance, extraneous allowance, transport allowance, entertainment allowance and vehicle fixed cost allowance: Provided that in respect of the Tenth Parliament, severance allowance shall be paid- (a) at the rate of thirty-one per centum of the salary specified in the second column of the First Schedule for every year in service, in respect of the period up to 26th August, 2010; and,"
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