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Supply Bill

Bill Summary

  • Purpose: The Bill seeks legislative approval to appropriate funds from the Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund to meet the estimated government expenditure for the financial year spanning 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

  • Responses: Second Minister for Finance Ms Indranee Rajah stated that the Bill, in accordance with Article 148(1) of the Constitution, empowers the Minister to issue warrants authorizing expenditure for the Heads of Expenditure previously approved by the House in the Main and Development Estimates.

Reading Status 2nd Reading
1st Reading Tue, 24 February 2026
Introduction — no debate
2nd Reading Fri, 6 March 2026

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Members Involved

Indranee Rajah (Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance, and National Development, and Leader of the House)

Transcripts

First Reading (24 February 2026)

"to provide for the issue from the Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund of the sums necessary to meet the estimated expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027",

recommendation of President signified; presented by the Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah); read the First time; to be read a Second time after the conclusion of proceedings on the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2026/2027, and to be printed.

Second Reading (6 March 2026)

Order for Second Reading read.

12.21 pm

The Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Speaker, I move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

In accordance with Article 148(1) of the Constitution, Heads of Expenditure to be met from the Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund, other than statutory expenditure, have to be included in the Bill to be known as the Supply Bill. The purpose of the Supply Bill before Members is to give legislative approval for the appropriations from the Consolidated Fund and Development Fund to meet the expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

The Heads of Expenditure and the sums that may be incurred in respect of each Head are shown in the Schedule to the Bill. These have been approved by the House in the Main and Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, as contained in Paper Cmd No 4 of 2026.

The Supply Bill, when approved, will empower the Minister to issue warrants, authorising expenditure up to the amount for each Head as shown in the Bill to be paid out from the Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund. Mr Speaker, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.

Mr Speaker: Third Reading. Second Minister for Finance.

Ms Indranee Rajah: Mr Speaker, I move, "That the Bill be now read a Third time."

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Third time and passed.