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    "content": "It is in this regard, and on account of these concerns, that the Member for Kitui Central Constituency sought guidance and clarification on the following three broad areas: (1) What aspects of taxation and revenue are shared between the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning? How can those shared aspects be processed in an efficient, effective and amicable manner to ensure that the fiscal framework represents the true facts? (2) Which of the two Committees is charged with the responsibility of assessing the implications of Members’ proposed amendments to the Finance Bill? (3) Is there a distinction between tax policy and tax revenue raising measures in the Finance Bill? If so, which Committee is charged with the responsibility of addressing them? I undertook to issue a Communication to guide the Member and the House on the matters raised by Hon. Makali Mulu, which I hereby do. Hon. Members, please, make your way quickly into the Chamber. This is not the first time that this august House has had to address matters of the mandate of Committees. Those among you who served in the 11th Parliament may recall that in December 2013, several Members sought guidance on the apparent conflict of mandates between the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee on one hand and the Departmental Committees on the other. Additionally, it is not the first time either that the mandate of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has come into focus in this House. You may, in this regard, recall that in May 2015, the then Member for Gem, the Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, rose on a point of order and raised several issues regarding the place of the recommendations of Departmental Committees regarding Budget Estimates for line Ministries The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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