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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I actually disagree with those who are saying that it is a formality. This is a Bill before the House. This is, indeed, the law that is going to approve those appropriations. What we passed earlier on was a Resolution and the Finance Bill. So, this House has powers to amend, reject or do anything it so wishes with this Bill. So, that needs to be clarified. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, if the law says 2.5 per cent, that law ought to be agreed with and implemented. Again, that is not in any doubt. So, when we say that those of us who are implementing the Constitution need to watch the Treasury very carefully, we shudder when we look at implementation without--- If the CDF committee did not have Parliament pushing this matter this hard, can you think about how it could have been dealt with? Now, that does not take away the fact that, because the Treasury has decided to misbehave, the House does not need to go ahead and do an âeye for an eyeâ to get the work done."
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