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Speech by Hon.Asser Mbai (MP) NUOO Party on the 2019/20 National Budget Hon.

Oep.

Speaker I thank you so much, appropriation bill.


I rise to contribute briefly to the As a part time farmer no matter the absence of rain so far, I know that in order for the people to possess best produce from the soil, We have to plant a knew.

It is time for us to sow the seed of renewal and growth.

But for the seed to be prosperous, we must first activate the soil.

Once we have planted the seed, we must nurture it, water it, add fertilizers, and protect it from the extremes, the elements of time.
up SOE'S, This year budget a watershed in years; Regular bailout of messed unstable GOP-growth runaway state spending, high ,constrained revenues, jobless rate, fiscal cliff, rating threats.

OhH Hon Kalle Schettwein this are all on you to give hope.
But fortunate you are Honest and Accountable when you said in your statement and I quote" I table this budget knowing that the current economic situation in IIPage our country has caused hardship for many citizens and I thank you all for bearance during this difficult times" Hon.

Dep.

Speaker; According to me this budget is built on six fundamental principles.

1.Achieving a higher rate of Economic growth.

2.

Improving Tax Collection 3.

Reasonable ,Affordable expenditure 4.


Continue stabilizing and reduced debt 5.

Reconfiguring state-owned enterprises 6.

Managing the public sector wage bill There are no quick fixes to achieve the above-mentioned but our national unconditional demand is a turn-around strategy and we are ready.

We are at cross -roads, and that we could go either left or right.

There is no more room for, friendship, comradeship and solidarity.

Our focus and interest must be to uplift living of all Namibians .
the standard of • Achieving a high rate of economic growth.

We expected to have highly economic growth in 2018.

This is still our desire and estimate but many of the risks that we warned about materialised .1 believe we now expect a slower but still steady recovery after the 2018 technical recession.

recovery, I agree with you Hon.

Minister that at this rate:~conomic 'Pf.

-up imperative speed implementation bureaucratic delays for the outlook to translate into per capita income.
to the capacity and eliminate is 21Page Our economic growth for the past 29 years of our independence was disturbed by the absence of proper administrative measures of enhancing the functioning of the public procurement structure, I therefore complement your the procurement Board.

in the current operations of intervention We are a relatively small, peaceful responsible nation, with so many resources the Diamonds, Fish, Uranium, Zink, Copper, Agriculture and our perennial rivers the Kunene and Kavango.
Namibia is currently experiencing a drought situation but we struggled for Weeks and Months to get lucern and grass from o~~r.f~reenscheme the Minister irri~tion projects.

to:consider the allocation to the Ministry of Agriculture in order to modernise Agriculture as a stimulant of economic growth .

I there would like to ~ • !mProving Tax Collection policy, Tax Revenue administration reforms is very much vital.
enhancement and Tax Fiscal prudence requires some tax changes the ordinary is fully taxed compliant and ready to pay their taxpayer fair share, provided there guidelines and tax proposals to achieve equity and fairness in the tax regime.

• Reasonable ,Affordable Expenditure is important to implement The significant has been achieved, and traveling allowances reduction effective expenditure in non-core total spending on has reduced It containment.

expenditure subsistence tremendously.


31Page I believe is high time for the Minister and GRN to start and introduce without delay government's spending priorities.

• The Public Wage Bill Hon.

Oep.

Speaker the public wage bill is unsustainable.

We must shift expenditure to investment.


The first step to reduce spending on the public wage bill is to allow older public servants who opted to retire early and gracefully to insurance do so provided that companies are also ready to assist in the retirement of their clients.

the GIPF and other Hon.

Oep.

Speaker I think the system of staffing our diplomatic missions is unjustified and should be looked at and reviewed.
• Continue ,Stabilizing debt The slowness in the public debt to an annual average of 11.2% in the past two years, compared to an average of the previous three years is complementable and 30.1 % encouraging, we cannot afford our liabilities to exceed our Income.

• State Owned -Enterprises review of many of WE are anticipating and rely on the public enterprises Governance Bill in fact enable a .Its passing will the current public wholesale enterprises.
Currently the SOE's pose very serious risks to the Fiscal country~~sk itself this question; Do we still need some of this enterprises?

If we do, can we manage them better.

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time tbe- ~ N~ NC~.s eSTATE CA-,GO..,t- Co ()J2A:.G~.

U for ~k f\r<-~ BE wd 41Page ()v~ \ Restoring our enterprises will take great courage.

But it can be done.

finances and fixing our state owned Hon.

Oep.


Speaker.

I see no major problem with the allocations made to Defence and Safety and Security respectively, provided that they consult and coordinate the entire security of the including Anti-Poachers operation, nation much better, Gender-based -violence, road-blocks all over the country etc.
During the occasion of the opening of Parliament 2019/20 The Head of State reminded Parliamentarians about the importance of the legislature and how their integrity in the execution of parliament work is equally vital.

"Parliament as the legislative body of the state, is the linchpin of our governance architecture, caring out critical functions such as law making, the electorate and oversight of government activities.
The execution of these vital functions requires that parliamentarians should be paragons of virtue.

As representatives of the people, we should always be mindful of therefore support the allocation to both houses.
representation of reputations" I SIPage Finally independence ~, As we face the future, I am reminded of the words of the continent's Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah: "... the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge- a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision ,the courage to the courage to achieve- to fight, achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of (people).
Dare we ask for more in life?

the courage to work, -------1)"'"- " estoring enterpr" finan ake gre fiXl·.AQ--61ttf--sttHe--cwfled e. But it c ~------------------ done.'

--/ I thank you, with this few remarks I support the bill 61Page