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Ministry of Finance

Supplementary Supply (FY 2017) Bill

Bill Summary

  • Purpose: The bill seeks to make additional provision for government expenditure for the financial year from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, as actual spending exceeded the sums authorized by the Supply Act 2017.

  • Responses: Senior Minister of State Ms Indranee Rajah justified the additional funds by stating that the expenditure was in accordance with the Constitution and had been approved by the House in the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year.

Reading Status 2nd Reading
1st Reading Mon, 19 February 2018
Introduction — no debate
2nd Reading Thu, 8 March 2018

Bills proceed through first reading, second reading, committee stage, third reading, and presidential assent before becoming law.

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Members Involved

Indranee Rajah (Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law)

Transcripts

First Reading (19 February 2018)

"to make supplementary provision to meet additional expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018",

recommendation of President signified; presented by the Senior Minister of State for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah) on behalf of the Minister for Finance; read the First time; to be read a Second time on the next available Sitting of Parliament, and to be printed.

Mr Speaker: Order. I propose to take a break now. I suspend the Sitting and will take the Chair at 3.25 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended

at 3.01 pm until 3.25 pm.

Sitting resumed at 3.25 pm

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

Second Reading (8 March 2018)

Order for Second and Third Readings read.

The Senior Minister of State for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Finance Minister, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The purpose of this Bill is to make additional provision in accordance with Articles 148(2) and 148C(2) of the Constitution for expenditure in excess of the sums authorised by the Supply Act 2017. The additional sums have been approved by the House in the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year, 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, as contained in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018. Mr Speaker, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.

Ms Indranee Rajah: Mr 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.