This Act authorises spending from the Consolidated Fund for Seychelles’ 2025 service and allows the Minister of Finance, National Planning and Trade to issue money by warrant up to R 11,901,621,045 for the purposes listed in the Schedule.
[18th October 2024] AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn 1 RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSEEYYCCHHEELLLLEESS SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTT TTOO OOFFFFIICCIIAALL GGAAZZEETTTTEE BBIILLLL APPROPRIATION BILL, 2025 (Bill No. 16 of 2024) OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill seeks to provide for the payment of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund which is required by the Budget for the year 2025. Dated this 18th day of October, 2024. NAADIR HASSAN MINISTER OF FINANCE, NATIONAL PLANNING AND TRADE ——————— [18th October 2024] AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn 2 RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSEEYYCCHHEELLLLEESS SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTT TTOO OOFFFFIICCIIAALL GGAAZZEETTTTEE BBIILLLL APPROPRIATION BILL, 2025 (Bill No. 16 of 2024) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 2025. [18th October 2024] AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn 3 RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSEEYYCCHHEELLLLEESS SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTT TTOO OOFFFFIICCIIAALL GGAAZZEETTTTEE BBIILLLL Authorisation of expenditure 2. The Minister of Finance, National Planning and Trade, 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 2024, of a sum not exceeding Eleven billion, nine hundred and one million, and six hundred and twenty one thousand and forty five (R 11,901,621,045) 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 68,383 Department of Legal Affairs 63,165 Department of Defence 408,853 Public Service Bureau 48,048 Department of Information Communications Technology 85,645 The Judiciary 111,834 The Legislature 58,778 Office of the Auditor General 22,036 Office of the Ombudsman 5,065 Office of the Public Service Appeals Board 1,247 The Curatelle Office 6,183 Constitutional Appointments Authority 2,299 Electoral Commission 13,357 Ministry of Fisheries 54,024 Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade 247,660 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism 353,148 Ministry of Internal Affairs 743,366 Ministry of Education 1,355,076 Ministry of Lands and Housing 734,618 Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs 168,999 Ministry of Health 111,493 [18th October 2024] AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn 4 RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSEEYYCCHHEELLLLEESS SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTT TTOO OOFFFFIICCIIAALL GGAAZZEETTTTEE BBIILLLL Ministry of Transport 67,763 Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs 127,665 Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment 249,540 Ministry of Youth, Sports and Family 47,296 Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry 24,228 Office of the Mayor of Victoria 4,912 Institute of Early Childhood Development 42,428 Seychelles Licensing Authority 29,621 Fair Trading Commission 17,323 National Bureau of Statistics 25,997 Seychelles Revenue Commission 271,812 National Tender Board 4,158 Tax and Customs Agent Board and Revenue Tribunal 2,888 Seychelles Investment Board 12,363 Postal Regulatory Agency 1,402 Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission 12,639 Government Audit Committee 866 Financial Intelligence Unit 30,904 Seychelles Bureau of Standards 32,005 Seychelles Qualifications Authority 11,334 Planning Authority 22,445 Seychelles Energy Commission 16,111 Seychelles Human Rights Commission 9,240 Seychelles Media Commission 2,823 Public Health Authority 84,294 Industrial Estates Authority 65,745 Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council 1,649 Health Professionals Council 1,510 Seychelles Medical and Dental Council 2,071 Anti-Corruption Commission 55,941 Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration 14,880 [18th October 2024] AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn 5 RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSEEYYCCHHEELLLLEESS SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTT TTOO OOFFFFIICCIIAALL GGAAZZEETTTTEE BBIILLLL Seychelles Meteorological Authority 17,521 Seychelles Intelligence Service 22,157 Information Commission 3,600 Seychelles Communications Regulatory Authority 11,901 Seychelles Law Commission 5,120 Seychelles Infrastructure Agency 203,014 Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency 85,434 Seychelles Land Transport Agency 292,780 Enterprise Seychelles Agency 19,681 Agency for Social Protection 30,685 Landscape and Waste Management Agency 317,465 Seychelles National Youth Council 26,555 Health Care Agency 1,321,694 National Council for Children 18,672 National Sports Council 205,310 Social Workers Council 789 Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation 106,886 Seychelles National Institute for Culture, Heritage 162,986 and the Arts Seychelles Home Care Agency 340,547 Other Wages and Salaries 436,105 Other Goods and Services 55,327 Social Programs of Central Government 293,822 Subvention to Public Enterprises 59,127 Benefits and Approved Programs of Agency for Social Protection 1,406,745 Others 15,990 Net Lending 299,235 Development Grants to Public Enterprises 125,346 Contingency 50,000 Tax Exemption 10,000 GRAND TOTAL 11,901,621.045