$18.6B agreed for nine State entities

PARLIAMENT, last Tuesday evening, unanimously approved expenditure totalling $18.6B for nine State entities, including the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Legal Affairs.Approval of the expenses was in the closing session, as submitted after the relevant heads had given answers to questions from Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who sought clarification on several related areas.
The Opposition Parliamentarians indicated their willingness for the spending to be allowed after the explanations and clarifications sought were provided.
Of the sums allowed, the largest allocation given the nod was that for the Army, totalling $7.92B ($7.2B as current and $653.4M as capital).
The current category included wages and salaries, equipment and supplies, education subventions and training, among others, for defence and security support.
In the capital category was provision for the purchase of motor vehicles, boats and engines, and for dredging, boat houses, a floating base, surveillance system and training school.

SECOND BIGGEST
The second biggest expense was for Office of the Prime Minister, a total of $4.6B of which $4.3B is allocated for capital spending and $220.4M for current.
These included employment costs, materials, equipment, supplies, fuel, lubricants and transportation, among others, for the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was allowed $3.4B, $3.3B for current and $90M for capital expenses towards projects for the development and promotion of foreign policy and the development of foreign trade.
The fourth largest amount was $1.4B agreed for Parliament itself, divided into $1.36B for current and $70M for capital expenditure.
Five more agency budgets for which were accepted are Public Service Ministry ($829.8M), Ministry of Legal Affairs ($288M), Public Prosecutions ($111M), Office of the Ombudsman ($35M) and the Public Service Appellate Tribunal ($19.1M).
Written By Clifford Stanley

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