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Ministry of Finance

Supply Bill

Bill Summary

  • Purpose: The Bill provides legislative approval for appropriations from the Consolidated Fund and Development Fund to meet government expenditure for the financial year from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, in accordance with Article 148(1) of the Constitution. Senior Minister of State Ms Indranee Rajah noted that the legislation empowers the Minister for Finance to issue warrants authorising spending for each Head of Expenditure as specified in the Main and Development Estimates.
Reading Status 2nd Reading
1st Reading Mon, 19 February 2018
Introduction — no debate
2nd Reading Thu, 8 March 2018

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Members Involved

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

Transcripts

First Reading (19 February 2018)

"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 2018 to 31 March 2019",

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.

Second Reading (8 March 2018)

Order for Second Reading read.

2.32 pm

The Senior Minister of State for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Minister for Finance, I beg to 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 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 2018 to 31 March 2019. 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 2018 to 31 March 2019, as contained in Paper Command No 13 of 2018.

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 Development Fund. 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.