Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Speakers
Summary
This motion concerns the approval of Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year ending 31 March 2018 as detailed in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018. Deputy Speaker Mr Lim Biow Chuan presided as the House considered various Heads of Expenditure en bloc in the absence of any proposed amendments. The Committee resolved to supply $339,311,600 for the Supplementary Main Estimates and $87,153,500 for the Supplementary Development Estimates to support government public services. Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah reported these resolutions to the House and moved for the formal agreement of Parliament regarding the financial sums. Parliament voted to agree with the resolutions, thereby authorizing the additional expenditure required for the specified departments for that financial year.
Transcript
Order read for consideration in Committee of Supply [2nd Allotted Day].
[Deputy Speaker (Mr Lim Biow Chuan) in the Chair]
The Chairman: Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, contained in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018. As there are no amendments, I propose to take the Heads of Expenditure en bloc. I will first take Heads E, I, Q, S, V, W and X of the Supplementary Main Estimates.
Question, "That the sums stated for the Heads of Expenditure as shown on page 5 of Paper Cmd 14 of 2018 stand part of the Supplementary Main Estimates," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $339,311,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 contained in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018," put and agreed to.
Resolution to be reported.
Question, "That the sums stated for Heads I, P and S as shown on page 7 of Paper Cmd 14 of 2018 stand part of the Supplementary Development Estimates," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $87,153,500 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018," put and agreed to.
Resolution to be reported.
Thereupon Mr Deputy Speaker left the Chair of the Committee and took the Chair of the House.
Mr Deputy Speaker: Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah.
The Senior Minister of State for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply has come to certain resolutions.
First resolution to be reported,
"That the sum of $339,311,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, contained in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018."
Second resolution to be reported,
"That the sum of $87,153,500 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, contained in Paper Cmd 14 of 2018."
Ms Indranee Rajah: Mr Deputy 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.