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    "content": "Hon. Members, this third Communication relates to the mandates of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning. Hon. Members, you may recall that on Tuesday, 4th December 2018, the Member for Kitui Central Constituency, Hon. Makali Mulu, rose on a point of order seeking my guidance on the mandate of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and that of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, with particular reference to coordination and processing of key aspects of the Budget. In his submission, Hon. Makali referred to various Articles of the Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act (No. 18 of 2012), and in particular, Section 39 of the said Act, and the National Assembly Standing Order Nos.207 and 216. He postulated that the guidance given to the House by the Budget and Appropriations Committee in scrutinizing and approving the Government’s fiscal framework includes the purview of projected revenue and revenue-raising measures such as taxation, loans and grants that are introduced through the Finance Bill. Consequently, he observed that any additional revenue raising measures or tax incentives introduced after the passage of the Appropriations Bill should be deemed as having a distorting effect on the fiscal framework already approved by the House through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I will give the Members a chance to make their way in. You can even sit there. That place is not harmful. There are certain Hon. Members who find the very back as the most suitable area to sit."
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