Third Supplementary Supply and Budget Adjustments (FY 2020) Bill

Order for Second Reading read.

7.54 pm

The Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Speaker, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The purpose of this Bill is to make additional provision in accordance with Articles 148(2) and 148(c)(ii) of the Constitution for expenditures in access of the sums authorised by the Supply Act 2020. The Revised Supplementary Supply (FY 2020) Act and the Second Supplementary Supply (FY 2020) Act and to reduce certain appropriations for this Financial Year due to exigencies. The additional sums have been approved by the House in the Third Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 as contained in Paper Cmd No 3 of 2020. Mr Speaker, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. – [Ms Indranee Rajah].

Bill considered in Committee; reported without amendment; read a Third time and passed.