A coordination meeting on the Union Supplementary Appropriation Bill for the 2026-2027 financial year was held yesterday afternoon at the meeting hall of the Zabuthiri Building at the Hluttaw Complex in Nay Pyi Taw.
Speaking at the meeting, Pyidaungsu
Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Aung Lin Dwe said the meeting was being
held to coordinate efforts towards the approval by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw of
the Union Supplementary Budget proposal and Union Supplementary Appropriation
Bill for the 2026-2027 financial year. He said that 18 joint scrutiny teams
were formed to conduct a detailed review of the revenues and expenditures
included in the draft bill. The Joint Public Accounts Committee and the joint
scrutiny teams should examine the amounts originally approved in the estimates,
expenditures already incurred, remaining balances and funds that would have to
be returned if they could not be utilized.
He also emphasized the need to
assess the additional revenue that could be generated through the allocation of
supplementary funds to economic organizations. The status of payments made to
the State, including commercial tax, income tax and other contributions, should
also be reviewed by comparing the records of the respective paying and
receiving departments.
He further said that the scrutiny
process should take into account expenditures that could not be transferred or
utilized in accordance with financial regulations during the financial year,
and projects that must be completed within the year and their actual
implementation status.
Following the review, approval
should be limited to essential expenditures, including commercial tax, income
tax and contributions payable to the State; additional expenses arising from
changes in foreign exchange rates; genuinely necessary salary expenditures;
pensions; interest payments; and supplementary expenditures requested in
accordance with the needs of the State.
He noted that, in scrutinizing the
bills, weaknesses and strengths should be identified, with efforts made to
further improve the strengths and address the weaknesses. This would help make
the budget scrutiny process more effective and successful.
He also instructed that when responsible officials from ministries and
organizations are invited for discussions and questioned, the purpose should be
to obtain and compile information to strengthen the Hluttaw’s oversight and
budget scrutiny functions. Care should therefore be taken to ensure that the
discussions do not take the form of interrogating the officials concerned.
The bills should be scrutinized
strictly in accordance with the Constitution, the Union Hluttaw-related laws
and bylaws. He also emphasized the need to submit the findings and
recommendations of the scrutiny teams to the Joint Bill Committee and Joint Public
Accounts Committee within the prescribed timeframe and in accordance with the
law related to drafting and submitting the Union budget.
Regarding the scrutiny of
expenditures contained in the bill, he said that the Joint Public Accounts
Committee will provide further clarification, and he urged the Hluttaw leaders,
members of the joint committees and members of the scrutiny teams attending the
meeting to contribute their suggestions and participate in the discussions.
The Chairman of the Joint Bill Committee and Joint Public Accounts Committee
discussed the need to complete the scrutiny of the bill within the prescribed
timeframe, ensure the accuracy of revenue and expenditure accounts, and
prioritize essential expenditures that can be fully utilized during the
financial year.
Then, Joint Public Accounts Committee Vice-Chair 1 explained the coordination
between Hluttaw committees and the 18 joint scrutiny teams to ensure timely
submission, review, discussion, amendment and approval of the Supplementary
Appropriation Bill for the 2026-2027 financial year, and timely budget scrutiny
and reporting.
The other attendees coordinated the discussion, and the Speaker concluded the
meeting.
MNA/KTZH
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