Who Gets What in 2024?

Analysis of expenditure

Source: Tables 6 &7 & Appendix A of National Estimates

Introduction

The priorities adopted by the Government as set out in Part 5 Targets for 2024 in the Budget Speech find their place in the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. This was discussed in Government of Guyana Financial Plan 2024 of this publication. In this segment of Focus, we summarise and analyse the spending choices by the Cabinet, set out in the Estimates and which are subject to a debate and approval in the National Assembly. As the pie chart above shows, spending is done by Budget Agencies including Ministries and Departments, Constitutional Bodies, Regions and via subventions and subsidies made through various Ministries. Certain spending is automatic and does not require parliamentary approval: as the Constitution states, these are direct charges although in many cases, the actual amount is often a matter of some negotiation.

We identify and discuss the Current and Capital Expenditure of the top five Budget agencies.

Source: Budget Estimates, Volume 1, Table 6.

Ministry of Finance

The two Programmes under the Ministry of Finance are P Polices and Services, budgeted to spend $39,724 million and diture of Policy and Administration are Other Employment C

Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has eight programmes for which e Programme is Regional and Clinical Services expected to s are wages and salaries of $8,680 million and subsidies and co lion, principally to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corpora

Ministry of Human Services and Social Security

This Ministry has three Programmes and is budgeted to sp Social Services is allocated $45,464 million while Old Age P of expenditure, amounting to $43,142 million or 92% of the

Ministry of Education

The allocation for the Ministry of Education is $41,900 m Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Post-secondary education.

Primary:

Secondary: Post-secondary/Tertiary education:

Ministry of Home Affairs

The Ministry of Home Affairs has six Programmes, budge Force is allocated $23,696 million or 73% of the total of wh

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$14,471 million. $11,180 million. $6,141 million.

▪ In 2023, the Government sought from the Na $118,231 Mn, for additional funds for capital and Appropriation for the year. In 2022, there were als $95,952 million or 19.1% of the amount in the App

The top five allocations from the Capital Budget are discu

Ministry of Public Works

The Public Works is allocated $224.9 billion for expenditu projects proposed for the year. The amounts allocated for the

▪ Rehabilitation of Public and Main Access: $29.8 billion ▪ Miscellaneous Roads/Drainage: $70 billion

▪ New Demerara River Crossing: $19.7 billion

▪ East Bank – East Coast Demerara Road Linkage: 15.5 ▪ Infrastructural Development: $12.9 billion

Ministry of Housing and Water

The Ministry of Housing and Water is allocated a total o follows:

▪ Provision for highways, building and infrastructure wor ▪ Provision for coastal water supply systems and paymen ▪ Provision for infrastructure development works and hou

Office of the Prime Minister

The Office of the Prime Minister is allocated a sum of $90

▪ Gas to Power Project: $80 billion

▪ National Data Management Authority: $4.4 billion

Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health is allocated $56.5 billion. The ma ▪ Health Sector Improvement Programme: $33.5 billion ▪ Modernisation of Primary Health Care System: $1.5 bi ▪ Ministry of Health-Buildings: $15.6 billion

Ministry of Local Government and Development

The Ministry of Local Government and Development is bu