National Assembly Gets Corrected Version of 2016 Budget
BREAKING NEWS, Business
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President Muhammadu Buhari sends the corrected version of the 2016 Budget to the National Assembly
A letter from the president notifying lawmakers of the “corrections” was read on Tuesday, January 19, by Bukola Saraki, senate president, during senate plenary. A document containing the corrections was attached to the letter.
The president in his letter said the “draft bill remains the same and there are no changes in figures”.
The letter reads: “It will be recalled that on Tuesday, 22 December, 2015, I presented my 2016 budget proposals to the joint sitting of the national assembly. I submitted a draft bill accompanied by a schedule of details.
“At the time of submission, we indicated that because the details had just been produced, we would have had to check to ensure that there were no errors in the detailed breakdown contained in the schedule.
“That has since been completed and I understand that the corrections have been submitted.
“The National Assembly would therefore have the details as submitted on the 22nd and a copy containing the corrections submitted last week. It appears that this has led to some confusion.
“In this regard, please find attached the corrected version. This is the version the National Assembly should work with as my 2016 budget estimates. The draft bill remains the same and there are no changes in any of the figures.”
Saraki asked Ali Ndume, Senate Leader, to ensure the copies of the corrected document are circulated today, Tuesday, so that the Senate could start debate on Wednesday.
The 2016 budget generated controversy last week, after senators said the documents presented by the president were missing.
The senate on Thursday accused Ita Enang, president’s aide, of distributing a version of the budget different from what the president submitted.
Culled from News Horizon
— Jan. 19, 2016 @ 7:30 GMT
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