Today In Parliament: House to authorize Gov't to borrow $84.19m as external debt hits shillings 38 trillion

Today In Parliament: House to authorize Gov't to borrow $84.19m as external debt hits shillings 38 trillion

Today’s order paper:

13TH SITTING OF THE 3RD MEETING OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 10TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA: WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY 2017 – TIME OF COMMENCEMENT:  2:00 P.M.

1. PRAYERS

2. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS

3. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

4. MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO AUTHORISE GOVERNMENT TO: (5 Minutes)

I) BORROW UP TO EURO 37.1 MILLION FROM THE FRENCH AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT (AFD) AND EURO 35.0 MILLION FROM KREDITANSTALT FUR WIEDERAUFBAU (KFW) THE GERMAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO FINANCE THE MBARARA-MASAKA TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

II) BORROW UP TO JAPANESE YEN 5.706 BILLION (US $49.19 M) FROM JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER NILE JINJA PROJECT

​​(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

III) INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL OF HOUSING FINANCE BANK BY U.SHS 30 BILLION (UGANDA SHILLINGS THIRTY BILLION)

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

5. A)​I)​BILLS COMMITTEE STAGE (20 Minutes)
THE INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL, 2017

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

II)   ​MOTION FOR THE HOUSE TO RESUME

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

III)​REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

IV)​MOTION FOR ADOPTION OF THE REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

B)​BILLS THIRD READING

THE INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL, 2017

(Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

6. MOTION FOR PRESENTATION, CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE REPORTS OF THE SECTORAL COMMITTEES ON THE MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENTS AND BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2017/2018 IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

I) EDUCATION AND SPORTS (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Education and Sports)

II) FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

III) FOREIGN AFFAIRS (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Foreign Affairs)

IIII) PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (30 Minutes)

​​(Chairperson – Committee on Physical Infrastructure)

V) PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Presidential Affairs)

VI) DEFENCE AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs)

VII) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Information Technology and National Guidance)

VIII) TOURISM TRADE AND INDUSTRY (30 Minutes)

(Chairperson – Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry)

7. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON THE DISEASE ATTACK ON THE EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS IN KYENJOJO AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS (30 Minutes)

(Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries)

8. ADJOURNMENT