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Hon Kivumbi says whereas
@URAuganda
requested for Shs11.6 billion to pay bonuses, the
@mofpedU
permitted the Accounting Officer to retain Shs14.6 billion, a discrepancy which MPs want the Finance Ministry to explain.
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“The Committee recommends that the Accounting Officer be held liable for failure to fully budget for court awards and diverting funds contrary to Section 22 of the PFMA and without authority, which exposed government to unplanned expenditure” - Hon Kivumbi.
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Hon Kivumbi: A total of Shs457.9 billion was paid in respect of court awards, out of which Shs248.9 billion was through supplementary budget. This indicates that Shs102 billion was paid over and above the money appropriated by Parliament.
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Hon Kivumbi: A total of Shs457.9 billion was paid in respect of court awards, out of which Shs248.9 billion was through supplementary budget. This indicates that Shs102 billion was paid over and above the money appropriated by Parliament.
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Hon Kivumbi says whereas
@URAuganda
requested for Shs11.6 billion to pay bonuses, the
@mofpedU
permitted the Accounting Officer to retain Shs14.6 billion, a discrepancy which MPs want the Finance Ministry to explain.
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MP Kivumbi: The Auditor General discovered that
@URAuganda
requested and paid Shs11.6 billion as bonus for meeting the revenue target for FY 2021/22; the payments are lawful, but the proper procedure should have been through supplementary funding per Section 25 of the PFMA.
MP Kivumbi: The Auditor General discovered that
@URAuganda
requested and paid Shs11.6 billion as bonus for meeting the revenue target for FY 2021/22; the payments are lawful, but the proper procedure should have been through supplementary funding per Section 25 of the PFMA.
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MP Kivumbi says contrary to public pronouncements by
@mofpedU
on the Debt to GDP ratio being under the 50 per cent threshold, the
@OAG_Uganda
reports that it’s in the region of 53 per cent.
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MP Kivumbi says goods and services providers who supplied to gov’t are suffocating due to domestic arrears. His Committee suggests that going forward, domestic arrears should be accorded a statutory status so it gets an automatic first call on government expenditure.
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MP Kivumbi says Accounting Officers who have committed government to the tune of Shs10.8 trillion knowing too well that there’s no budget line to support the funding, should be held personally accountable by PSST
@rggoobi
.
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MP Kivumbi : Because of this mismatch, Accounting Officers commit government thinking funds are available, whereas not, leading to the rise in domestic arrears. He says going forward, Parliament should only pass budgets supported by clear sources of revenue.
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MP Kivumbi: there is a consistent mismatch between the revised national budget, the amount warranted for release from the treasury, and what was actually released, creating a mismatch as elaborated in the table below.