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    "id": 841966,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/841966/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": "The first thing is that a budget is only a projection. Until you get the money, it is purely paper. What we had was an overly exaggerated budget that could not match the revenues that were required to finance it. Having realised that, the natural thing is that you then have to go back and work on your expenditure because that is what you have control over. We actually do not have control over revenues; anything could happen. The fundamentals could change; the environment could change and the global economies could change. Hence, if we are not conservative on our revenues and continue thinking that we can project to spend a lot, we will end up putting ourselves in debt. So, the first thing we need to appreciate is that whatever projections have been given to us could change even next month or the month after that if more revenues are realised, because there will be more money available to finance extra expenditure. If revenue is not realised, expenditures could also be rationalised further down. We must accept such eventualities. There is talk that perhaps we are conserving what is dear to us, but I want to look at it from a different angle. Indeed, the NG-CDF has been maintained. The law requires that NG- CDF is, at least, 2.5 per cent. So, there is nothing about Parliament conserving money for itself. That is what the law says. It is a minimum of 2.5 per cent. The law also says that you cannot deduct people’s salaries once you have already committed. They are contractual obligations that have to be met. So, again, we are not doing anything here because of our salaries or any other salaries. It is the legal commitment that has been entered into. The other item that I wanted to mention is that even as you think of putting speed governors on vehicles to cut down on speed, you cannot include it on ambulances because at times they will need to exceed the speed limit to do the work they are designed for."
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