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2nd Reading
Ministry of Finance

Supplementary Supply and Budget Adjustments (FY 2021) Bill

Bill Summary

  • Purpose: The Bill, moved by the Second Minister for Finance Ms Indranee Rajah, aims to authorize additional expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the 2021 financial year beyond the sums sanctioned by the Supply Act 2021 and to reduce certain appropriations due to exigencies.
Reading Status 2nd Reading
1st Reading Mon, 26 July 2021
Introduction — no debate
2nd Reading Tue, 27 July 2021

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Members Involved

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

Transcripts

First Reading (26 July 2021)

"to make supplementary provision out of the Consolidated Fund to meet additional expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, and to reduce certain appropriations from the Consolidated Fund and Development Fund for that financial year due to exigencies",

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 Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for FY2021/22, and to be printed.

Second Reading (27 July 2021)

Order for Second and Third Readings read.

8.48 pm

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

The purpose of this Bill is to make additional provisions in accordance with Articles 148(2) and 148C(2) of the Constitution for expenditure in excess of the sums authorised by the Supply Act 2021 and to reduce certain appropriations for this Financial Year due to exigencies. The additional sums have been approved by the House in the Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, as amended, contained in Paper Cmd 7 of 2021. Mdm Deputy Speaker, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.

Mdm Deputy Speaker: Third Reading, Second Minister for Finance.

Ms Indranee Rajah: Mdm Deputy Speaker, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Third time."

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Third time and passed.