2009 Appropriation Promulgation 2008

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Interim Government, and upon the exercise of my own deliberate judgement as President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands as to what is best and good for the people of Fiji, and by the executive authority of the State in accordance with section 85 of the Constitution and such other powers as may appertain, and with the advice of Cabinet, I, Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, make this Promulgation -

TO APPROPRIATE A SUM OF ONE BILLION, FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY ONE DOLLARS FOR THE ORDINARY SERVICES OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2009

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1. This Promulgation may be cited as the 2009 Appropriation Promulgation 2008, and comes into force on the 1st of January, 2009.

2. A sum of $1,505,641,031 is to be issued from the Consolidated Fund or other funds of the State, and applied to the ordinary services of the Government for the year ending 31 December 2009, and such sum is to be appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedules 1 and 2 and also the 2009 Budget Estimates.

3.-(1) The Government borrowing for 2009 shall not exceed the sum of $522,480,789.

(2) Notwithstanding any other written law and for the purpose of subsection (1), the Minister for Finance may, subject to the approval of Cabinet, borrow on behalf of the State by raising loans not exceeding $522,480,789 in 2009 for the following purposes -

(a) meeting loan repayments for loans raised prior to 2009 and falling due for redemption in part or in whole in 2009;

(d) funding the costs of any expenditure for loans implementation purposes in 2009

4. Columns 4 and 5 of Schedule 3 sets out the sum of $24,235,954 being redeployed in 2008 by virtue of section 22 of the Financial Management Act 2004.

From the Operating Fund Account
Head No.	Ministry/ Department	Amount
		$
1	Office of the President	1,815,415
2	Office of the Prime Minister and People's Charter	17,008,181
3	Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General and Public Enterprises	9,167,722
4	Ministry of Finance and National Planning	81,655,716
5	Ministry of Provincial Development, Indigenous and Multi Ethnic Affairs	48,121,155
6	Ministry of Defence, National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration	6,782,397
7	Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment	8,535,425
8	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation	24,498,667
9	Office of the Auditor General	3,438,751
10	Elections Office	3,949,375
11	Judiciary	12,813,994
12	Legislature	1,796,159
13	Office of the Ombudsman	1,623,893
14	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	4,789,014
15	Ministry of Justice	19,232,373
16	Department of Information	3,956,087
19	Fiji Military Forces	96,829,035
20	Fiji Police Force	76,381,411
21	Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts	278,408,852
22	Ministry of Health, Women and Social Welfare	179,509,495
23	Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development and Housing	8,323,340
25	Department of Youth and Sports	5,491,442
26	Higher Education Institutions	55,056,261
30	Ministry of Primary Industries	75,559,517
33	Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment	41,906,767
34	Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Trade and Communications	48,097,932
40	Ministry of Works and Transport	150,379,056
41	Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy	151,347,636
50	Miscellaneous Services	65,743,963
	TOTAL	1,482,219,031

	From the Lending Fund Account	Amount
		$
	Re-current Loans
1	Loans to Public Officers	1,000,000
2	Production Loans to Farmers	72,000
3	Loans to Consumer Co-operatives Societies	250,000
4	Loans to Copra Industry for Stabiisation of Earnings	13,500,000
5	Loans to Students attending Tertiary Education Institutions	5,000,000
6	Loans to Private Students	500,000
7	Loans to Timber Industry for Stabilisation of Earnings	1,000,000
8	Loans to Ministers and Members of Parliament	1,100,000
	Total Recurrent Loans	22,422,000
	Non-Recurrent Loans
1	Students Loan Scheme	1,000,000
	Total Non-Recurrent Loans	1,000,000
	TOTAL	23,422,000

	From the Operating Fund Account
1	2	3	4	5	6
Head	Ministry/Department	2008 Budget	Redeployment From	Redeployment To	2008 Revised Budget
		$	$	$	$
1	Office of the President	1,569,233			1,569,233
2	Office of the Prime Minister and People’s Charter	17,443,751	(1,500,000)		15,943,751
3	Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General and Public Enterprises	10,251,112			10,251,112
4	Ministry of Finance and National Planning	90,240,307	(1,573,300)		88,667,007
5	Ministry of Provincial Development, Indigenous and Multi Ethnic Affairs	45,905,200		3,552,160	49,457,360
6	Ministry of Defence, National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration	5,318,566			5,318,566
7	Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment	7,882,213			7,882,213
8	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation	20,941,135	(1,433,904)		19,507,231
9	Office of the Auditor General	3,173,917			3,173,917
10	Elections Office	4,241,087	(2,812,500)		1,428,587
11	Judiciary	12,384,292			12,384,292
12	Legislature	1,019,771			1,019,771
13	Office of the Ombudsman	1,479,889			1,479,889
14	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	4,641,786			4,641,786
15	Ministry of Justice	15,773,103			15,773,103
16	Department of Information	4,422,917			4,422,917
19	Fiji Military Forces	81,521,829	(168,750)		81,353,079
20	Fiji Police Force	70,530,550		2,285,567	72,816,117
21	Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts	296,494,311		8,441,841	304,936,152
22	Ministry of Health, Women and Social Welfare	163,868,260		2,683,930	166,552,190
23	Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development and Housing	11,417,005	(2,250,000)		9,167,005
25	Department of Youth and Sports	4,553,755			4,553,755
30	Ministry of Primary Industries	58,771,357	(2,156,250)		56,615,107
33	Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment	40,751,864		3,308,434	44,060,298
34	Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Trade and Communications	31,276,827	(2,081,250)		29,195,577
40	Ministry of Works and Transport	138,753,454		3,168,000	141,921,454
41	Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy	112,416,268	(10,260,000)		102,156,268
50	Miscellaneous Services	45,131,204		796,022	45,927,226
	Total	1,302,174,961	(24,235,954)	24,235,954	1,302,174,961

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Promulgation and is to indicate its general effect)

1.1 This Promulgation seeks to appropriate a sum of One Billion, Five Hundred And Five Million, Six Hundred Forty One Thousand and Thirty One Dollars for the Ordinary Services of Government For the Year Ending 31st of December 2009.

Clause 2 - issues the sum of $1,505,641,031 from the Consolidated Fund or other funds of the State which is to apply to the ordinary services of Government for the Year 2009 and such sums specified in Schedules 1 and 2 and the 2009 Budget Estimates.

Clause 3 - directs that Government Borrowings must not exceed the sum of $522,480,789. However, the Minister for Finance may subject to the approval of Cabinet be able to borrow on behalf of the State not exceeding the sum of $522,480,789 in 2009 but for the purposes set out in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Clause 4 - provides statement of amounts redeployed in 2008 by virtue of section 22 of the Financial Management Act 2004.

3.0 MINISTERIAL RESPONIBILITY
The Promulgation comes under the responsibility of the Minister for Finance and National Planning.

In the Extraordinary Gazette No. 86 dated Friday 14th November 2008 page 979 Notice No. 1798 "Electronic Transactions Promulgation 2008" which is read as "Promulgation No. 25 of 2008" should have been "Promulgation No. 26 of 2008".

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2009 Appropriation Promulgation 2008