The National Assembly on Tuesday said it would pass the 2020 Appropriation Bill on November 28, 2019.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Benjamin Kalu, made this known when he addressed journalists after the budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari. He stated that the lawmakers had the desire to reverse the budget calendar to January-December.

Kalu said, “We are committed to realising this switch from what it used to be to what it ought to be – January-December budget calendar. Luckily enough, the House has inaugurated all the standing committees. The House, in order, to achieve this objective of reversing the calendar will be suspending the plenary – not suspending the House – to enable us to go into our various committees to interact with the MDAs (ministries, departments and agencies. To achieve that, we have set up a road map.”

The House’ spokesman said while the appropriation bill was presented on Tuesday, the House would debate the general principles of the budget on Wednesday and Thursday, after which it would be passed for second reading and referred to the standing committees, also known as Sub-Committees on Appropriations.

Kalu also said the House would adjourn plenary on Thursday till October 30, 2019, to allow the committees to hold budget defence sessions with Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies.

https://punchng.com/nassembly-sets-november-28-target-for-budget-passage/

Extension arm of the executive.

Ok

Rubber stamp national assembly, continue to please the president.

At least we are sure that this budget will not be stolen like under Sarathief.

The greedy backstabber will be licking his wounds in one corner already.

That's how children of hate, frustration and anger (by their comments here, you can know them) can help you end your career if you allow them.

Some of them go Don dey price private jet down

Rubber stamp NA

You mean this useless national assembly owned by Buhari's cabal?

Rubber stamp national assembly, they will not take their time to go through the budget but just to please the president.

If passed that would be early as govt would be able to work in 2020. But this govt needs to do more...

Shame on Saraki and Dogara shame on thier supporters..

Federal Pensioners and NYSC corpers wouldnt have thier pension and allowance delayed because of a 7 month delay in passage due to padding

for the first time since 1999, we are going back to january to december budget cycle like a reasonable country


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Runaway:
Extension arm of the executive.

As long as it's for the good of all, nothing spoil.

Ha!

Time we restore sanity to the whole budgeting process. Traces of a responsible NASS and executive gradually creeping into our democratic space. Kudos to both arms of government.

If that is what is good for the country then so be it.

Successlane:

As long as it's for the good of all, nothing spoil.

I am with you.

Abi o. Their mates are spending 7 months to pass annual budget to be implemented for 12 months, they now want to spend 2 months.
Not nice!

Eboski:
Rubber stamp national assembly, they will not take their time to go through the budget but just to please the president.

Paddy paddy na so dem be
I hope no padding of budget
All these Paddington bear's we we carry put for that house only God knows

Alright.A cry for help dear nairalanders plz help me out in any way you can in this my destiny destroyer condition see my signature link thread for details .thanks

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solmusdesigns:
Shame on saraki and Dogara shame on thier supporters

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Happyguy201:
I don't know whether this happens to anyone. People approach me these days asking me to buy food for them. Ladies, men and even children. I don't know what's happening

idiot , if u have give , if u dont have dont come to social media to act like u are on good guy

Bye bye to nonsense and Saraki

Happyguy201:
I don't know whether this happens to anyone. People approach me these days asking me to buy food for them. Ladies, men and even children. I don't know what's happening

Since you have been going from thread to thread posting this family story of yours, kindly advice your begging family members to go and learn Yahoo Yahoo. They can do that for some months before EFCC fishes them out and jail them.

We hope so

Successlane:


As long as it's for the good of all, nothing spoil.

You think some people care? Some here are so hopeless and jobeless that passing the bill early makes no sense to them whatsoever. In fact, anything good news causes convulsion to them.

Issues from this budget

1.Very very little for capital expenditure....a lot for recurrent. That means our civil service AND national assembly is bloated. The truth is, reducing either would lead to strikes, labour unrest, poltical unrest.

2.And the fact is, subsides, especially on power and petrol , are chopping a lot of the money

3.A good thing is that we now know VAT is going on educaiton, health and so on.

4.Bad thing...obvious that government is not too sure IF they can raise the money. Rasing the money for the last budget has proven to be problematic.

5.Oil was at $58 per barrel today. Our breakeven price is $140 per barrel. Meaning...we are losing $80 per barrel....so we are going to keep on borrowing and raisng taxes. Meanwhile, this might force some diversificaiton. (Sadly, I don't see the government enforcing diversificaiton in the economy. ).

6. What needs to be done then?

a) REMOVE FUEL SUBSIDIES. LET MARKETERS CHARGE THE PRICES THEY WANT . Yes, oil would shoot up to N300 and above per liter...but in return, we would get more refinereis, more infrastructure, and more revenue and jobs within the next 10 years. We would also have savings up to N2 trillion per annum.

b) CUT THE SIZE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY . Italy is doing it. Why can't we.?

c) CUT JOBS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. At the moment, it is bloated, and congested. And sucking money

d) Raise taxes. Toll gates for government roads . VAT

e) Really fight corruption.