The cluster Parliamentary Committees scrutinizing the 2016/2017 Budget are finalising today analysis of budgetary allocations to various ministry's and departments.
Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe presented K1 trillion budget on 27th May 2016 a budget which is prioritizing agriculture.
This budget scrutiny by cluster committees has taken two weeks as it began on Monday 30th May, 2016, second week of this budget meeting of Parliament.
From week four and five, beginning Monday 13th June, 2016 to Friday 24th June 2016 Opposition Spokespersons on Finance and Chairperson of Budget Committee will make their responses to the Budget and the general debate on budget will be curtailed 24th June for the minister to wind up the debate.
Week 6 from Monday 27th June to Friday 1st July 2016 the House is expected to commence the Committee of Supply and it is being planned that the budget will be passed on Thursday 30th June, 2016 while on Friday 1st July will be passing of all budget related bills.
The ongoing budget meeting will end during the seventh week which is Friday 8th July 2016.
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