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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Okay. I appreciate it. First of all, it is important to understand why this document became necessary. The Constitution only provides that budget estimates need to be tabled in Parliament two months before the end of each financial year. However, we saw it fit in the last Parliament to come up with a document that would set the pace for the budget process. We felt at that time, and I think it is still valid, that getting budget estimates leaves us with very little room to engage constructively with the National Treasury in terms of priorities and going forward on the ceilings. So, this document is a follow-up to the Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP) which assesses and addresses the performance of the previous financial year. The BPS sets the pace for the next financial year by assessing the state of the economy and looking at how much is likely to be raised in terms of revenue and the suggested priority areas where the money should go to in terms of budget ceilings for each and every Ministry. That is why yesterday I was trying to say that if you want to do anything then you must provide it in the BPS, otherwise it becomes very tricky and inflexible going forward. 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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