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2015/2016 APPROPRIATION ACT 2015
Act 3 of 2015
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO THE SERVICE OF
GOVERNMENT
I assent,
TUPOU VI,
25th June 2015.
BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the
Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the 2015/2016 Appropriation Act 2015 and shall come into
effect on 1 July 2015.
2 There shall be issued from public money and applied to the service of the year
ending the thirtieth of June, Two Thousand and Sixteen, any sum or sums not
exceeding the sum of three hundred and twenty nine million, seven hundred and
nine thousand seven hundred pa‘anga for defraying the charge of the Government
of Tonga for such period.
3 Money appropriated under this Act may be expended only in relation to the purposes
set out in this Act.
4 The Minister of Finance shall issue and make funds available according to this Act
and in accordance to the cash flow forecasts agreed between the head of the entity
responsible for the Vote and the Minister of Finance.
Section 5 2015/2016 Appropriation Act 2015
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5 The authority to expend cash or incur expenses or liabilities under this Act will lapse
on 30 June 2016.
Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 23rd day of June 2015.
2015/2016 Appropriation Act 2015 SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
Vote Ministry Amount
01 Palace Office $ 5,672,200
02 Legislative Assembly $ 4,170,800
03 Audit Office $ 1,833,600
04 Commissioner of Public Relations $ 1,419,900
05 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade $ 9,409,200
06 His Majesty’s Armed Forces $ 8,634,300
07 Prime Minister's Office $ 2,220,300
08 Ministry of Finance and National Planning $ 85,024,300
09 Ministry of Revenue and Customs $ 7,493,700
10 Ministry of Public Enterprises $ 1,344,700
11 Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour $ 11,300,600
12 Ministry of Justice $ 6,244,700
13 Attorney General's Office $ 2,253,700
14 Ministry of Police, Prisons and Fire Services $ 16,594,400
15 Ministry of Health $ 33,112,500
16 Ministry of Education and Training $ 54,214,500
17 Ministry of Internal Affairs $ 7,305,500
18 Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries $ 9,053,300
19 Ministry of Infrastructure $ 13,503,200
20 Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources $ 3,183,900
21 Public Service Commission $ 1,555,100
22 Bureau of Statistics $ 2,287,300
23 Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster
Management, Environment, Communications and Climate
Change
$
41,878,000
Total Expenditure
$
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329,709,700