Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
Speakers
Summary
This motion concerns the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2022/2023 as presented in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023. The Committee of Supply reviewed and approved the Supplementary Main and Development Estimates en bloc after no amendments were filed for the various Heads of Expenditure. Parliament sanctioned the supply of $9,175,357,100 for the Supplementary Main Estimates and $5,211,667,500 for the Supplementary Development Estimates for public services. Second Minister for Finance Ms Indranee Rajah reported these resolutions to the House and moved for Parliament’s formal agreement on the additional expenditures. The House subsequently agreed to the resolutions, concluding the approval process for these supplementary funds across the specified government heads.
Transcript
Order read for consideration in Committee of Supply [Allotted Day].
[Mr Speaker in the Chair]
10.59 am
The Chairman: Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, contained in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023. As there are no amendments, I propose to take the Heads of Expenditure en bloc. I will first take Heads B, E, G, J, P, Q, T, V, W, X and Z of the Supplementary Main Estimates.
Question, "That the sums stated for the Heads of Expenditure as shown on page 6 of Paper Cmd 21 of 2023 stand part of the Supplementary Main Estimates," put and agreed to.
The Chairman: I will now take the Supplementary Development Estimates. In respect of the Supplementary Development Estimates, they are Heads J, Q, S, V, W and X.
Question, "That the sums stated for the Heads of Expenditure as shown on page 9 of Paper Cmd 21 of 2023 stand part of the Supplementary Development Estimates," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $9,175,357,100 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 2022 to 31 March 2023, contained in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023," put and agreed to.
Question, "That the sum of $5,211,667,500 shall be supplied to the Government under the Head of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, contained in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023."
Resolutions to be reported.
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 $9,175,357,100 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 2022 to 31 March 2023, contained in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023."
Second Resolution reported,
"That the sum of $5,211,667,500 shall be supplied to the Government under the Head of Expenditure for the public services shown in the Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, contained in Paper Cmd 21 of 2023."
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.
Mr Speaker: Before we proceed to read item two, I think Ms Low Yen Ling has a clarification for the Parliamentary Questions earlier.