CIVIL LIST

Parliament of Singapore · 28 February 1992 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 28 February 1992, Vol 59, Issue 7 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

The Minister for Finance (Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the Motion* standing in my name under item 2 in the Order Paper.

*The Motion reads as follows:

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 7 of the Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44) resolves that the Schedule to that Act be varied by deleting the figures "$849,700", "$50,000", "$1,868,900", "$311,800" and "$31,900" in the second column and substituting the figures "$868,800", "$51,000", "$2,013,200" "$393,000" and "$55,700", respectively.

Sir, it is proposed to increase the provisions for the Privy Purse, entertainment allowances and salaries of personal staff to $868,800, $51,000 and $2,013,200 respectively. These marginal increases for FY 92 are necessary to provide for normal salary increases, anticipated higher entertainment expenditure, a possible increase in the employers' CPF contribution rate, and more staff to cope with anticipated workload increase.

A higher sum of $393,000 is required to meet Expenses of the Istana household in FY 92. The increase is to cater for additional expenditure on gifts and entertainment and for the President's visits overseas.

The allocation for Special services in FY 92 is increased from $31,900 to $55,700. The higher expenditure in FY 92 is for the replacement of machinery and equipment beyond economic repair.

It is, therefore, necessary to vary the provisions in the Schedule to the Civil List as indicated in the Motion before the House.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

Mr Speaker: Order. I suspend the sitting and will take the Chair again at 3.30 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended at 3.10 pm until 3.30 pm. Sitting resumed at 3.30 pm

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 28 February 1992. Republished on SGParliament.