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    "id": 454651,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "Yes indeed. I thank you. Hon. Speaker, the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, as you are aware, requires that not later than 14 days after the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is submitted to Parliament, the Budget and Appropriations Committee tables the Report in the House. The deadline for submission of that Report as required by law is next week, the 4th of March. It is important to point out that the Supplementary Budget was submitted on 12th February this year. The BPS was submitted on 14th and it has been fairly a tight schedule for us on both counts. Indeed, the Supplementary Budget was only debated and concluded last night. As you are aware too, the BPS is the document that provides the broad policy direction for the next financial year and, that being the case, I can report that we have only received submissions from four Chairs of Committees this morning. There are many others who have been unable to see us either because they have not been able to complete discussions internally, or because of other reasons. But we have, therefore, concluded as a Committee that we will not be able to submit this document because we have not received the submissions of Committees. We are, therefore, requesting that you extend the time, if you find it possible, from Tuesday 4th of March to Thursday 6th of March. If that is possible, then I would like to request the Chairs--- Maybe, I should stop there and if you so agree then, perhaps, you will allow me to make an announcement in that regard. I thank you hon. Speaker. 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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