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Senate Postpones Passage Of 2021 Appropriation Bill To Dec. 21

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The Senate on Wednesday postponed the passage of the 2021 appropriation bill till next week Monday, December, 21. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, speaking at plenary on Wednesday explained that the development was as a result of new items of expenditure transmitted to the National Assembly by the Executive. He said that the Committee on Finance will work through the weekend to capture the fresh requests from the executive in their 2021 Appropriation Bill report.

The Federal Government had on Tuesday, written the National Assembly to demand a fresh review of the 2020 Appropriation Act.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, particularly asked the National Assembly to extend the expiration date of the capital component of the 2020 budget

Mr Lawan told his colleagues that the Parliament decided to take certain legislative decisions in order to ensure the January to December budget cycle.

He said that the Senate would hold a special session on Monday 21 December 2020, to consider and pass the 2021 budget.

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