COOK ISLANDS

Appropriation Amendment Act 2019
No. 1, 2019

Contents
1	Title		
2	Application	
3	Principal Act Amended	
4	Grant and appropriation out of the Cook Islands Government Account	
5	New Schedules and Summary	2	

Schedule 1
Agency Budget Appropriations

Schedule 2
Payments on Behalf of Crown (POBOC)

Schedule 3
Cook Islands Capital Spending 

Schedule 4
Official Development Assistance

Schedule 5a
Other Expenses and Financing Transactions

Schedule 5b
Loan Repayment Fund (LRF) Appropriations Summary

An Act to amend the Appropriation Act 2018
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:  We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Parliament of the Cook Islands, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this year, have resolved to grant Your Majesty the sum specified in this Act and humbly ask Your Majesty to assent to the sum. And the Parliament of the Cook Islands enacts as follows—
1	Title
This Act is the Appropriation Amendment Act 2019. 

2	Application
This Act applies to the year ending on the thirtieth day of June 2019 (“the year”).

3          Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Appropriation Act 2018.

4	Grant and appropriation out of the Cook Islands Government Account
Section 3(1) is amended by omitting the amount “$268,906,471”, and substituting the amount “$274,230,950”.  

5	New Schedules and Summary
Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, and the Summary are deleted, and the Schedules and Summary set out in the Schedule to this Act are substituted.

Schedule 1
Agency Budget Appropriations
Agency	 Personnel	 Operating	 Administered Payments	 Depreciation	Gross Current Appropriation	 Trading Revenue	Net Current Appropriation	
Agriculture	892,063 	176,013 	0 	22,181 	1,090,257 	90,535 	999,722 	
Audit (PERCA) 	943,072 	120,180 	0 	21,000 	1,084,252 	60,700 	1,023,552 	
Crown Law 	664,344 	144,101 	1,189,090 	5,983 	2,003,518 	0 	2,003,518 	
Cultural Development 	643,307 	168,783 	3,708,999 	93,655 	4,614,744 	110,000 	4,504,744 	
Business Trade and Investment Board 	442,783 	232,576 	0 	4,500 	679,859 	23,380 	656,479 	
Education 	11,842,096 	3,562,242 	3,854,964 	641,000 	19,900,302 	0 	19,900,302 	
Environment	855,776 	171,724 	167,174 	30,381 	1,225,055 	35,000 	1,190,055 	
Finance and Economic Management	4,036,975 	641,939 	15,549,750 	358,344 	20,587,008 	954,341 	19,632,667 	
Financial Services Development Authority	241,541 	177,906 	0 	9,868 	429,315 	0 	429,315 	
Foreign Affairs	1,400,854 	607,151 	10,000 	77,726 	2,095,731 	28,000 	2,067,731 	
Head Of State	171,148 	34,080 	23,000 	8,057 	236,285 	0 	236,285 	
Health	10,195,124 	3,142,925 	2,434,886 	886,814 	16,659,749 	350,000 	16,309,749 	
Infrastructure Cook Islands	2,075,717 	343,351 	3,125,000 	241,596 	5,785,664 	315,626 	5,470,038 	
Internal Affairs	1,096,527 	121,085 	3,164,461 	20,114 	4,402,186 	6,000 	4,396,186 	
of which: Welfare Payments - Allowances	 	 	1,044,076 	 	 	 	 	
Justice	1,834,618 	700,000 	337,000 	131,447 	3,003,065 	700,000 	2,303,065 	
Corrective Services	100,000 	80,564 	0 	0 	180,564 	0 	180,564 	
Marine Resources	1,213,318 	358,125 	337,000 	95,000 	2,003,443 	28,000 	1,975,443 	
Ombudsman	234,268 	61,840 	0 	5,822 	301,930 	0 	301,930 	
Parliamentary Services	490,352 	91,193 	87,000 	24,579 	693,124 	0 	693,124 	
Pearl Authority	218,836 	234,688 	0 	25,000 	478,524 	0 	478,524 	
Police	3,132,254 	461,724 	405,000 	1,009,948 	5,008,926 	201,783 	4,807,143 	
Prime Minister's Office	1,287,801 	271,849 	343,000 	59,039 	1,961,689 	0 	1,961,689 	
Public Service Commission	486,227 	81,447 	1,581,764 	79,293 	2,228,731 	0 	2,228,731 	
Tourism Corporation	1,794,120 	2,512,916 	5,072,000 	36,500 	9,415,536 	150,000 	9,265,536 	
Transport	529,203 	139,114 	0 	52,247 	720,564 	36,000 	684,564 	
Cook Islands Investment Corporation	1,141,950 	3,298,194 	4,779,439 	371,189 	9,590,772 	2,455,943 	7,134,829 	
Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority	173,965 	111,940 	0 	9,387 	295,292 	0 	295,292 	
Total Ministries, Crown & Statutory Agencies	
48,138,237 	
18,047,649 	
46,169,527 	
4,320,670 	
116,676,083 	
5,545,308 	
111,130,775 	
Ministerial Support	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Prime Minister 	301,696 	109,773 	0 	11,100 	422,569 	0 	422,569 	
Deputy Prime Minister 	260,784 	81,289 	0 	7,927 	350,000 	0 	350,000 	
 Minister Vaine Mokoroa	138,205 	163,300 	0 	5,500 	307,005 	0 	307,005 	
Minister Vainetutai Toki-Brown	189,994 	101,838 	0 	11,162 	302,994 	0 	302,994 	
Minister Robert Tapaitau	204,072 	97,993 	0 	11,504 	313,569 	0 	313,569 	
Minister George Angene	172,000 	131,628 	0 	12,000 	315,628 	0 	315,628 	
Leader Of Opposition 	115,160 	168,040 	0 	6,800 	290,000 	0 	290,000 	
Total Ministerial Support Offices	                  1,381,911 	                     853,861 	                                 -   	                               65,993 	                  2,301,765 	                                 -   	                  2,301,765 	
Outer Islands	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Aitutaki	1,187,369 	384,505 	0 	434,365 	2,006,239 	67,829 	1,938,410 	
Aitutaki Power Supply	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
Atiu	809,982 	423,851 	0 	416,555 	1,650,388 	224,319 	1,426,070 	
Mangaia	904,134 	574,349 	0 	635,824 	2,114,307 	301,000 	1,813,307 	
Manihiki	652,271 	151,824 	0 	474,383 	1,278,478 	117,501 	1,160,977 	
Mauke	683,462 	210,853 	0 	417,034 	1,311,348 	113,853 	1,197,495 	
Mitiaro	587,374 	73,172 	0 	91,242 	751,788 	58,900 	692,888 	
Palmerston	260,135 	66,058 	0 	84,399 	410,592 	20,599 	389,993 	
Penrhyn	487,796 	161,948 	0 	138,881 	788,625 	74,000 	714,625 	
Pukapuka-Nassau	765,876 	143,936 	0 	213,381 	1,123,193 	73,695 	1,049,498 	
Rakahanga	383,232 	59,746 	0 	82,407 	525,385 	49,336 	476,049 	
Total Outer Islands	                  6,721,632 	                  2,250,241 	                                 -   	                         2,988,470 	               11,960,343 	                  1,101,032 	               10,859,311 	
 Gross Total 	               56,241,780 	               21,151,751 	               46,169,527 	                         7,375,133 	             130,938,191 	                  6,646,340 	             124,291,851 	

Schedule 2
PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CROWN (POBOCs)
Administering Ministry	POBOC	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Compensation of Employees	 	 	 	 	
Finance & Economic Management	Parliamentary Superannuation	180,000 	180,000 	0 	
Audit	Transfer of PERC Salaries and Administration Costs	42,500 	42,500 	0 	
Parliamentary Services	Civil List - Personnel	2,267,961 	2,267,961 	0 	
Parliamentary Services	House of Ariki	228,420 	228,420 	0 	
 	Compensation of Employees POBOCs	        2,718,881 	        2,718,881 	0 	
Use of Goods and Services	 	 	 	0 	
Audit	Audit Fees	95,600 	95,600 	0 	
Justice	General Elections, Petitions and By-Elections	0 	0 	0 	
Parliamentary Services	Civil List - Constituency Visits	170,200 	170,200 	0 	
Parliamentary Services	Parliamentary Sitting Expenses	120,000 	286,000 	166,000 	
Parliamentary Services	QR Travel and Allowances (local and overseas)	109,000 	109,000 	0 	
Parliamentary Services	MP Travel and Allowances (local and overseas)	141,000 	321,000 	180,000 	
Foreign Affairs	International Maritime Organisation - Maritime Cook Islands	63,461 	63,461 	0 	
 	Use of Goods and Services POBOCs	699,261 	1,045,261 	346,000 	
Subsidies	 	 	 	0 	
Finance & Economic Management	Apex - Profit Guarantee	0 	0 	0 	
Cook Islands Investment Corporation	Airport Authority subsidy	2,047,997 	2,047,997 	0 	
Cook Islands Investment Corporation	Bank of the Cook Islands - social assistance subsidy	120,000 	120,000 	0 	
Cook Islands Investment Corporation	Ports Authority - subsidy	110,099 	110,099 	0 	
Cook Islands Investment Corporation	Te Aponga Uira - social assistance subsidy	380,000 	380,000 	0 	
 	Subsidies POBOCs	2,658,096 	2,658,096 	0 	
Social Assistance	 	 	 	0 	
Internal Affairs	Welfare Payments	18,156,712 	18,156,712 	0 	
 	Social Assistance POBOCs	18,156,712	18,156,712	0 	
Other Expense	 	 	 	0 	
Finance & Economic Management	Pacific Catastrope Risk Insurance	120,694 	120,694 	0 	
Finance & Economic Management	CICC Mission Training Center Construction Grant	0 	0 	0 	
Finance & Economic Management	CIG Insurance	100,000 	100,000 	0 	
Foreign Affairs	International Subscriptions	673,717 	673,717 	0 	
 	Other Expenses POBOCs	894,411 	894,411 	0 	
Grand Total	 	25,127,361 	25,473,361 	346,000 	

Schedule 3
Cook Islands Capital Spending
 	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Cook Islands Government Capital programs	                         44,518,794 	                         47,071,874 	       2,553,080 	
(see Schedule 6 for details)	 	 	 	
Total Capital spending	44,518,794 	47,071,874 	2,553,080 	

Schedule 4
Official Development Assistance
 	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Operating or recurrent expenditure	                         16,047,701 	                         16,047,701 	                      -   	
Capital Project Expenditure	                         37,406,056 	                         37,406,056 	                      -   	
Total Borrowing Expenses and Debt Repayment	53,453,757 	53,453,757 	                      -   	

Schedule 5a
Other Expenses and Financing Transactions
Category of Expense	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Contingency Funds - Operating	200,000 	365,000 	          165,000 	
Crown Infrastructure Depreciation	4,602,500 	4,602,500 	                      -   	
Provisional for Doubtful Debts	                                          -   	0 	                      -   	
Transfer to Emergency Response Trust Fund	50,000 	50,000 	                      -   	
Transfer to Reserve Trust Fund	740,767 	740,767 	0 	
Depreciation Contingency Fund	4,065,734 	2,173,500 	-      1,892,234 	
Total Other Expenses	9,659,001 	7,931,767 	(1,727,234)	

Schedule 5b
Loan Repayment Fund (LRF) Appropriations
Category of Appropriation	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Contribution to LRF - Principal	                           6,995,000 	6,995,000 	0 	
Contribution to LRF - Interest	2,367,000 	2,367,000 	0 	
Total Contribution to LRF	9,362,000 	9,362,000 	0 	

Summary
Category of Payment	2018/19 Budget Estimate	2018/19 Supplementary Estimate	Variance	
Schedule 1 - Ministry Outputs (Gross Operating)	                       126,785,558 	
130,938,191 	
4,152,633 	
Schedule 2 - POBOCs	25,127,361 	25,473,361 	346,000 	
Schedule 3 - CIG Capital Expenditure	44,518,794 	47,071,874 	2,553,080 	
Schedule 4 - Official Development Assistance	53,453,757 	53,453,757 	-                      0 	
Schedule 5a - Other Expenses and Financing Transactions	9,659,001 	7,931,767 	(1,727,234)	
Schedule 5b - Loan Reserve Fund Appropriations	9,362,000 	9,362,000 	0 	
TOTAL APPROPRIATION	268,906,471 	274,230,950 	5,324,479 	

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.
Printed under the authority of the Cook Islands Parliament—2019.