Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) The Minister responsible for finance shall, before the end
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Official source147.—(1) The Minister responsible for finance shall, before the end
of each financial year, cause to be prepared annual estimates of
revenue and expenditure of Singapore during the succeeding
financial year which, when approved by the Cabinet, shall be
presented to Parliament.
(2) The estimates of expenditure shall show separately —
(a) the total sums required to meet expenditure charged on the
Consolidated Fund;
(b) the sums respectively required to meet the heads of other
expenditure for the public services proposed to be met
from the Consolidated Fund, except the following sums:
(i) sums representing the proceeds of any loan raised by
the Government for specific purposes and
appropriated for those purposes by the law
authorising the raising of the loan;
(ii) sums representing any money or interest on money
received by the Government subject to a trust and to
be applied in accordance with the terms of the trust;
and
(iii) sums representing any money held by the
Government which has been received or
appropriated for the purpose of any trust fund
established by or in accordance with any written
law; and
(c) the sums respectively required to meet the heads of
expenditure proposed to be met from the Development
Fund.
(3) The estimates of revenue to be shown in the estimates shall not
include any sums received by way of zakat, fitrah and baitulmal or
similar Muslim revenue.
(4) The Minister responsible for finance shall also present to
Parliament together with the estimates of revenue and expenditure —
(a) a statement whether the annual estimates of revenue and
expenditure is likely to draw on the reserves which were
not accumulated by the Government during its current term
of office; and
(b) an audited statement showing as far as practicable the
assets and liabilities of Singapore at the end of the last
completed financial year.
(5) The Minister responsible for finance shall, as soon as
practicable after the end of every financial year, prepare in respect
of that year —
(a) in relation to accounts maintained in respect of the
Consolidated Fund, a full and particular account showing
the amounts actually received and spent in that year, and a
full and particular statement showing receipts and
expenditure of any loan moneys;
(b) a statement of receipts and expenditure of moneys
accounted in the Development Fund Account;
(c) a statement of receipts and expenditure of moneys
accounted in any Government fund created by any law;
(d) so far as is practicable, a statement of the assets and
liabilities of Singapore at the end of the financial year;
(e) so far as is practicable, a statement of outstanding
guarantees and other financial liabilities of Singapore at
the end of the financial year; and
(f) such other statements as the Minister may think fit,
and, after the accounts and statements referred to in this clause have
been audited, present to the President those audited accounts and
statements together with another statement stating whether the
audited accounts and statements referred to in this clause show any
drawing on or likelihood of drawing on the reserves of the
Government which were not accumulated by the Government
during its current term of office.
Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Fund and
Development Fund
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