Finance, National Planning and Trade Minister Naadir Hassan is authorising a sum not exceeding ten billion, four hundred and ninety five million, one hundred and forty nine thousand six hundred and sixty five (R10,495,149,665) rupees to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund for the services and expenditure of the republic for the year 2023.
The Appropriation Bill, 2023 (Bill No. 26 of 2023) which seeks to provide for the payment of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund required by the Budget for the year 2023, is dated October 20, 2022.
The following is the table of allocation of authorised expenditure as proposed in the Appropriation Bill 2023:
Allocation of Authorised Expenditure R’000
Office of the President 63,314
Department of Legal Affairs 59,486
Department of Defence 455,238
Public Service Bureau 34,966
Department of Information and Communication Technologies 72,802
The Judiciary 94,465
The Legislature 44,383
Office of the Auditor General 21,092
Office of the Ombudsman 3,875
Office of the Public Service Appeals Board 1,137
The Curatelle Office 5,559
Constitutional Appointments Authority 1,875
Electoral Commission 20,341
Ministry of Fisheries 110,343
Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade 179,349
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism 331,439
Ministry of Internal Affairs 701,185
Ministry of Education 1,285,588
Ministry of Lands and Housing 399,234
Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs 140,024
Ministry of Health 106,307
Ministry of Transport 41,345
Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs 90,710
Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment 254,285
Ministry of Youth and Sports and Family 39,403
Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry 16,356
Office of the Mayor of Victoria 6,923
Institute of Early Childhood Development 41,865
Seychelles Licensing Authority 19,145
Fair Trading Commission 16,128
National Bureau of Statistics 17,166
Seychelles Revenue Commission 246,754
National Tender Board 4,066
Tax and Customs Agent Board Revenue Tribunal 1,404
Seychelles Investment Board 9,617
Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission 10,197
Government Audit Committee 869
Financial Intelligence Unit 25,857
Seychelles Bureau of Standards 29,108
Seychelles Qualifications Authority 9,627
Planning Authority 18,384
Seychelles Energy Commission 42,764
Seychelles Human Rights Commission 8,560
Seychelles Media Commission 2,700
Public Health Authority 79,609
Industrial Estates Authority 60,474
Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council 1,752
Health Professional Council 1,355
Seychelles Medical and Dental Council 979
Anti-Corruption Commission 53,263
Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration 13,764
Seychelles Meteorological Authority 16,543
Seychelles Intelligence Service 19,376
Information Commission 2,987
Seychelles Communication Regulatory Authority 9,276
Seychelles Law Commission 3,953
Seychelles Infrastructure Agency 108,844
Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency 76,832
Seychelles Land Transport Agency 176,975
Enterprise Seychelles Agency 9,433
Agency for Social Protection 27,487
Landscape and Waste Management Agency 270,897
Seychelles National Youth Council 21,419
Health Care Agency 1,193,496
National Aids Council 4,001
National Council For Children 14,735
National Sports Council 104,852
Social Workers Council 736
Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation 120,801
Seychelles National Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts 137,678
Home Care Agency 321,942
Other Wages and Salaries 394,890
Other Goods and Services 131,669
Social Programs of Central Government 298,200
Subvention to Public Enterprises 44,930
Benefits and Approved Programs of Agency for Social Protection 1,202,876
Others 10,000
Net Lending 265,228
Development Grants to Public Enterprises 148,661
Contingency 50,000
Tax Exemption 10,000
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GRAND TOTAL 10,495,149.665
Source: Seychelles Nation