Committee of Supply – Total Sums for Main Estimates, Development Estimates and Resolutions
Ministry of FinanceSpeakers
Summary
This motion concerns the formal approval of government expenditure for public services for the financial year beginning 1 April 2023 and ending 31 March 2024. The Committee of Supply agreed to allocate $116,137,508,800 for Main Estimates and $34,117,474,300 for Development Estimates as detailed in Paper Cmd 20 of 2023. Second Minister for Finance Ms Indranee Rajah reported these resolutions and moved for Parliament’s agreement, which was subsequently granted after the question was put to a vote. These resolutions finalize the significant sums supplied to the government under various heads of expenditure for the public services for the stated period. The House concluded the session by formally agreeing to the Committee's resolutions for both the Main and Development Estimates for the financial year.
Transcript
Question, "That the sum of $116,137,508,800 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Main Estimates for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, contained in Paper Cmd 20 of 2023," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $34,117,474,300 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Development Estimates for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, contained in Paper Cmd 20 of 2023," put and agreed to.
The Chairman: Resolutions to be reported.
Thereupon Mr Speaker left the Chair of the Committee and took the Chair of the House.
Mr Speaker: Second Minister for Finance.
The Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply has come to certain resolutions.
First Resolution reported –
That the sum of $116,137,508,800 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Main Estimates for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, contained in Paper Cmd 20 of 2023.
Second Resolution reported –
That the sum of $34,117,474,300 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the Public Services shown in the Development Estimates for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, contained in Paper Cmd 20 of 2023.
Mr Speaker: Minister.
Ms Indranee Rajah: Mr Speaker, I beg to move, "That Parliament doth agree with the Committee on the said resolutions."
Question put, and agreed to.
Resolutions accordingly agreed to.