Bill passed unanimously

No objection to Supplementary Supply (2018) Bill, 2019 tabled by Wong

THE Supplementary Supply (2018) Bill, 2019 was unanimously passed in the State Legislative Assembly yesterday.

The majority of the august House voted in favour of the Bill, which was read for the second and third time by Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh prior to being passed.

Based on the facts provided, the Second Supplementary Estimates of Ordinary Expenditure 2018 comprised an additional allocation of RM148,626,874; Second Supplementary Estimates of Development Expenditure 2018 (RM48,856,085); First Supplementary Estimates of Ordinary Expenditure 2019 (RM110,488,202); and First Supplementary Estimates of Development Expenditure 2019 (RM231,236,420).

Wong explained that the amount required for the Second Supplementary Estimates of Ordinary Expenditure 2018 and Second Supplementary Estimates of Development Expenditure 2018 have been vired from saving and/or advanced from the Contingencies Fund.

“The First Supplementary Estimates of Ordinary Expenditure, 2019 as contained in Command Paper No. 5 of 2019 comprising an additional sum of RM110,488,202, is laid before the House in pursuant to Article 32 of the State Constitution,” he said.

He explained this additional expenditure includes a sum of RM50 million for contribution to Statutory Funds for appropriation to the Front-End Engineering Trust Fund.

Another sum of RM60,488,202 is required to cater for various expenditures under Ministry and Department including RM10,488,202 required by the Department of Veterinary Services for the Rabies Operation and Eradication Programme 2019.

The First Supplementary Estimates of Ordinary Expenditure, 2019 as contained in Command Paper No. 5 of 2019 comprising an additional sum of RM110,488,202, is laid before the House in pursuant to Article 32 of the State Constitution. Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh

The remaining RM50 million is required by the Ministry of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development for the following: Sarawak Newborn Incentive (Endowment Fund Sarawak) amounting to RM37 million; and Special Annual Grant for Early Childhood Care and Education ECCE) Institutions amounting to RM13 million.

As for the RM231,236,420 under the First Supplementary Estimates of Development Expenditure 2019, he said a sum of RM18,217,500 from it is required by the Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources for the purchase and installation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) hardware under Contract Survey amounting to RM6,217,500; implementation of Kampung Sadong Jaya extension scheme amounting to RM6 million; and implementation of Kampung Bruit extension scheme amounting to RM6 million.

A sum of RM13,018,920 is required under P.13 – Public Finance for the Proposed Renovation and Improvement works at Sarawak Cultural Village for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2019; and a sum of RM200 million is required by the State Secretary (under P. 29 Special Projects) for the implementation of various Projek Rakyat throughout Sarawak.

Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah was the seconder for the second and third readings of the Bill.