{"id":92037,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/92037/?format=json","text_counter":407,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"First, the Ministry in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance must participate fully in the preparation of a budget policy statement. We noted that this year, when the Budget Statement was issued in March, there was some little disconnect. I am sure even earlier on the Chair of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade noted that. So, we are saying that the two Ministries play a very key role. They should also always be talking."}