BEVERLY HILLS, April 06, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has reaveled that the 2017 budget will not be ready until after the Easter celebrations,
This was disclosed on Thursday by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrasak Namdaz, while briefing journalists on the weekly activities of the Green Chamber on Thursday.
He said there is no way the 2017 budget will be ready before the resumption of members from the three- week Easter break which The Easter break will commence on April 11.
“Hopefully, we will pass this budget when we come back from the Easter break,” Namdaz said..
“Even the federal government is taking advantage of the non-passage of the 2017 budget.
“You were in the plenary today (Thursday) when the Minister of Budget and National Planning said if they’re able to reconcile some figures, they are likely to approach us (for inclusion in the budget).