Standing Committee calls for greater role in budget process and scrutiny

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2025-10-14

WINDHOEK, 14 October 2025 - A session of the National Assembly (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 OCT (NAMPA) - The National Assembly is advocating for greater authority in Namibia’s budgetary process, recommending the establishment of a Parliamentary Budget Office to strengthen fiscal oversight.
The creation of the budget office is among the recommendations contained in a fact-finding report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Budget and Finance.
The nine-member committee, chaired by Helaria Mukapuli, undertook a benchmar...

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