The schedule for the September ordinary session is still not known to the National Assembly, fifteen days after the opening of said session.
The blockage lies in the establishment of the permanent commissions whose negotiations are still ongoing with the UDPS which requires the office presidency of the seven commissions out of the ten.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly has only 25 days left to vote on the budget before transferring it to the Senate for a second review within 20 days.
In accordance with article 126 of the Constitution and 83 of the law relating to public finances, the National Assembly has 40 days from the date of submission to adopt the finance bill for the year.
However, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa tabled the draft budget on September 16. To date, the National Assembly has already lost 15 days to examine and adopt the budget. He only has 25 days left to do this.
Still according to the same relevant provisions of the Law relating to public finances, if the finance bill submitted within the constitutional deadline is not voted on within 40 days following the opening of the budget session, the said bill is transmitted to the Senate to be adopted within 20 days.
Clearly, if we stick to the strict application of the law, the draft Budget 2025 should be transmitted to the Senate no later than next Saturday, October 26, adopted or not by the National Assembly.
What’s more, the Public Finance Law conditions the adoption of the budget by examining the law on accountability. Which means that before the vote on the 2025 budget, the National Assembly should first vote on the 2023 accountability bills as well as the 2024 collective budget.
/radiookapi.net
2024-10-02 07:18:56
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