Bill 14 2020 - APPROPRIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL

[30th March 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette i APPROPRIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Bill No. 14 of 2020) OBJECTS AND REASONS The COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the world has also significantly affected the Republic of Seychelles. Consequently it has become necessary to reconsider and revise the budget for 2020 to meet the exigencies and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic to the financial requirements of the Republic of Seychelles. Therefore, it is necessary to amend the Appropriation Act, 2020 (Act 1 of 2020). In view of the above, this Bill seeks to amend the Appropriation Act, 2020, to provide for the payment, out of the Consolidated Fund, of moneys required by the Budget for the year ending December 31st , 2020. Dated this 30th day of March, 2020. FRANK D.R. ALLY ATTORNEY GENERAL ——————— [30th March 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette iii APPROPRIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Bill No. 14 of 2020) A BILL OF AN ACT to amend the Appropriation Act, 2020. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. 1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Short title (Amendment) Act, 2020. iv Supplement to Official Gazette [30th March 2020] Amendment of 2. The Appropriation Act, 2020 is hereby amended by Act 1 of 2020 repealing section 2 and substituting therefor the following — “2. The Minister of Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning, may by warrant under the hand of the Minister authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Republic for the year 2020, of a sum not exceeding Ten Billion Four Hundred and Forty Seven Million One Hundred and Fifty One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Seven Rupees (10,447,151,547) which sum shall be appropriated in accordance with the Schedule for the purposes specified therein. SCHEDULE Allocation of Authorised Expenditure R'000 Office of the President 62,300 Office of the Designated Minister 9,516 Department of Legal Affairs 141,109 Department of Defence 322,740 Department of Public Administration 21,885 Department of Information Technology and Communication 57,658 Department of Blue Economy 83,327 Department of Information 3,699 Disaster and Risk Management 9,774 The Judiciary 99,179 The Legislature 39,893 Office of the Auditor General 19,555 Office of the Ombudsman 3,112 Office of the Public Service Appeals Board 1,183 Constitutional Appointments Authority 1,850 Electoral Commission 8,593 [30th March 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette v Ministry of Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning 137,322 Department of Foreign Affairs 108,712 Department of Police 532,813 Department of Prison 80,457 Regional Maritime Security Bodies 7,804 Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture 18,012 Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development 901,763 Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport 272,776 Department of Local Government 148,389 Ministry of Health 42,988 Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine 58,835 Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status 86,595 Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change 99,772 Department of Youth and Sports 8,627 Department of Culture 90,714 Ministry of Family Affairs 70,802 Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development 3,713 Office of the Mayor of Victoria 4,065 Institute of Early Childhood Development 17,077 Seychelles Licensing Authority 17,217 Fair Trading Commission 14,154 National Bureau of Statistics 15,108 Seychelles Revenue Commission 137,502 Procurement Oversight Unit 13,540 National Tender Board 3,889 Tax and Customs Agent Board Revenue Tribunal 1,497 Seychelles Investment Board 8,076 Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission 7,448 Government Audit Committee 894 Financial Intelligence Unit 19,696 vi Supplement to Official Gazette [30th March 2020] Seychelles Bureau of Standards 23,188 Seychelles Qualifications Authority 6,971 Tertiary Education Commission 2,850 Seychelles Planning Authority 17,980 Seychelles Energy Commission 5,512 Public Officers' Ethics Commission 2,886 Seychelles Human Rights Commission 5,649 Seychelles Media Commission 2,718 Health Care Agency 1,024,780 Public Health Authority 59,564 Industrial Estate Authority 11,534 Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council 1,506 Anti-Corruption Commission 17,074 Road Transport Commission 10,587 Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration 10,056 Seychelles Meteorological Authority 15,154 Seychelles Intelligence Service 12,587 Information Commission 3,013 The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission 11,319 Seychelles Tourism Board 141,042 National Institute of Technology, Science and Innovation 5,469 Seychelles Fire and Rescue Service Agency 68,092 Seychelles Land Transport Agency 187,049 Seychelles Agricultural Agency 64,561 Enterprise Seychelles Agency 10,685 Agency for Social Protection 38,939 Agency for National Human Resources Development 169,084 Landscape and Waste Management Agency 240,402 Seychelles National Youth Council 26,939 National Aids Council 4,065 [30th March 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette vii National Council for Children 13,938 National Council for the Elderly 11,310 National Council for the Disabled 3,551 National Sports Council 60,685 Social Workers Council 659 National Arts Council 11,025 National Botanical Gardens Foundation 13,766 Creative Industry and National Events Agency 23,215 Creole Institute of Seychelles 6,107 Seychelles Heritage Foundation 11,065 Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation 267,569 National Biosecurity Agency 28,089 Agency for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation 68,492 Other Wages and Salaries 233,680 Other Goods and Services 123,042 Social Programs of Central Government 1,263,122 Subvention to Public Enterprises 273,971 Benefits and Approved Programs of Agency for Social Protection 1,510,616 Others 34,936 Net Lending 171,978 Development Grants to Public Enterprises 174,453 Contingency 105,000 Tax Exemption 20,000 —————— GRAND TOTAL 10,447,151.547 ”. ===========