2015/2016 Appropriation Act 2015


Act 3 of 2015





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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