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    "content": "The laws, particularly the PFM Act and the regulations, provide that the Supplementary Budget should only address unforeseen and unavoidable expenditures for which little or no budgetary provisions were made. The Committee notes with concern that some expenditures in the Supplementary Budget do not meet the criteria as they are neither unforeseen nor unavoidable. The Committee also notes that some crucial contents such as actual budget performance, updated expenditure debts and revenue projections, outstanding liabilities and commitments as well as the impact of the budget changes on contingent liabilities and pending bills have not been provided. This is a concern as without this information, this House may not be in a position to make an informed decision. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will recall that this House raised the same concerns in the first and second Supplementary Budget for the Financial Year 2016/2017, but it appears that this matter has not been taken into account. It is necessary, therefore, for this information to be included as it will promote risk management and consistency as well as predictable budget planning and implementation. The Committee also observed, despite the provision of the PFM Regulation which says that no new programmes or projects should be included in supplementary budgets, new projects have been introduced under the Ministry of Health, for example, construction of health facilities and renovation of various stadia in the State Department of Sports. It is important to adhere to the laid down regulations on the budget to 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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