Committee of Supply – Total Sums for Main Estimates, Development Estimates and Resolutions
Ministry of FinanceSpeakers
Summary
This motion concerns the formal approval of total sums for the Main and Development Estimates for the financial year beginning 1 April 2024. The Committee of Supply resolved to supply the Government with $128,890,856,700 for Main Estimates and $37,548,577,800 for Development Estimates for public services. Second Minister Ms Indranee Rajah reported these resolutions to the House and moved for Parliament to agree with the Committee’s decisions. The Speaker put the questions to the House, which were agreed to following the reporting of these specific financial resolutions. Consequently, Parliament officially agreed to the resolutions, finalizing the budgetary allocations for the upcoming financial year as contained in Paper Cmd 27 of 2024.
Transcript
Question, "That the sum of $128,890,856,700 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 2024 to 31 March 2025, contained in Paper Cmd 27 of 2024," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $37,548,577,800 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 2024 to 31 March 2025, contained in Paper Cmd 27 of 2024," 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 $128,890,856,700 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 2024 to 31 March 2025, contained in Paper Cmd 27 of 2024
Second Resolution reported –
That the sum of $37,548,577,800 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 2024 to 31 March 2025, contained in Paper Cmd 27 of 2024.
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.