REPUBLIC OF FIJI ISLANDS

INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
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2009 APPROPRIATION PROMULGATION 2008
(PROMULGATION NO. 27 OF 2008)

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Interim Government, and upon the exercise of my own deliberate judgement as President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands as to what is best and good for the people of Fiji, and by the executive authority of the State in accordance with section 85 of the Constitution and such other powers as may appertain, and with the advice of Cabinet, I, Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, make this Promulgation -

TO APPROPRIATE A SUM OF ONE BILLION, FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY ONE DOLLARS FOR THE ORDINARY SERVICES OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2009

Short title and commencement

1. This Promulgation may be cited as the 2009 Appropriation Promulgation 2008, and comes into force on the 1st of January, 2009.

Appropriation of $1,505,641,031

2. A sum of $1,505,641,031 is to be issued from the Consolidated Fund or other funds of the State, and applied to the ordinary services of the Government for the year ending 31 December 2009, and such sum is to be appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedules 1 and 2 and also the 2009 Budget Estimates.

Government Borrowing

3.-(1) The Government borrowing for 2009 shall not exceed the sum of $522,480,789.

(2) Notwithstanding any other written law and for the purpose of subsection (1), the Minister for Finance may, subject to the approval of Cabinet, borrow on behalf of the State by raising loans not exceeding $522,480,789 in 2009 for the following purposes -

(a) meeting loan repayments for loans raised prior to 2009 and falling due for redemption in part or in whole in 2009;

(b) conversion of maturing loans;

(c) conversion of outstanding treasury bills into loans; and

(d) funding the costs of any expenditure for loans implementation purposes in 2009

Redeployment of $24,235,954

4. Columns 4 and 5 of Schedule 3 sets out the sum of $24,235,954 being redeployed in 2008 by virtue of section 22 of the Financial Management Act 2004.
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SCHEDULE 1
(Section 2)

From the Operating Fund Account	
Head No.	Ministry/ Department	Amount	
		$	
1	Office of the President	1,815,415	
2	Office of the Prime Minister and People's Charter	17,008,181	
3	Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General and Public  Enterprises	9,167,722	
4	Ministry of Finance and National Planning	81,655,716	
5	Ministry of Provincial Development, Indigenous and Multi Ethnic Affairs	48,121,155	
6	Ministry of Defence, National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration	6,782,397	
7	Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment 	8,535,425	
8	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation	24,498,667	
9	Office of the Auditor General	3,438,751	
10	Elections Office	3,949,375	
11	Judiciary	12,813,994	
12	Legislature	1,796,159	
13	Office of the Ombudsman	1,623,893	
14	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	4,789,014	
15	Ministry of Justice	19,232,373	
16	Department of Information	3,956,087	
19	Fiji Military Forces	96,829,035	
20	Fiji Police Force	76,381,411	
21	Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts	278,408,852	
22	Ministry of Health, Women and Social Welfare	179,509,495	
23	Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development and Housing	
8,323,340	
25	Department of Youth and Sports	5,491,442	
26	Higher Education Institutions	55,056,261	
30	Ministry of Primary Industries	75,559,517	
33	Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment	41,906,767	
34	Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Trade and Communications	48,097,932	
40	Ministry of Works and Transport	150,379,056	
41	Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy	151,347,636	
50	Miscellaneous Services	65,743,963	
	TOTAL	1,482,219,031	

SCHEDULE 2
(Section 2)

	From the Lending Fund Account	Amount	
		$	
	Re-current Loans		
1	Loans to Public Officers	1,000,000	
2	Production Loans to Farmers	72,000	
3	Loans to Consumer Co-operatives Societies	250,000	
4	Loans to Copra Industry for Stabiisation of Earnings	13,500,000	
5	Loans to Students attending Tertiary Education Institutions	5,000,000	
6	Loans to Private Students	500,000	
7	Loans to Timber Industry for Stabilisation of Earnings	1,000,000	
8	Loans to Ministers and Members of Parliament	1,100,000	
	Total Recurrent Loans	22,422,000	
	Non-Recurrent Loans		
1	Students Loan Scheme	1,000,000	
	Total Non-Recurrent Loans	1,000,000	
	TOTAL	23,422,000	

SCHEDULE 3
(Section 4)

From the Operating Fund Account
			
1	2	3	4	5	6	
Head	Ministry/Department	2008 Budget	Redeployment From	Redeployment To	2008 Revised Budget	
		$	$	$	$	
1	Office of the President 	
1,569,233			
1,569,233	
2	Office of the Prime Minister and People’s Charter	

17,443,751	

(1,500,000)	

15,943,751	
3	Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General and Public Enterprises	

10,251,112			

10,251,112	
4	Ministry of Finance and National Planning 	

90,240,307	

(1,573,300)		

88,667,007	
5	Ministry of Provincial Development, Indigenous and Multi Ethnic Affairs	

45,905,200		

3,552,160	

49,457,360	
6	Ministry of Defence, National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration	

5,318,566			

5,318,566	
7	Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment	

7,882,213			

7,882,213	
8	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation	

20,941,135	

(1,433,904)		

19,507,231	
9	Office of the Auditor General	
3,173,917			
3,173,917	
10	Elections Office	4,241,087	(2,812,500)		1,428,587	
11	Judiciary 	12,384,292			12,384,292	
12	Legislature	1,019,771			1,019,771	
13	Office of the Ombudsman	
1,479,889			
1,479,889	
14	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	

4,641,786			

4,641,786	
15	Ministry of Justice	15,773,103			15,773,103	
16	Department of Information	
4,422,917			
4,422,917	
19	Fiji Military Forces	
81,521,829	
(168,750)		
81,353,079	
20	Fiji Police Force	70,530,550		2,285,567	72,816,117	
21	Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts	

296,494,311		

8,441,841	

304,936,152	
22	Ministry of Health, Women and Social Welfare	

163,868,260		

2,683,930	

166,552,190	
23	Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development and Housing	

11,417,005	

(2,250,000)		

9,167,005	
25	Department of Youth and Sports	
4,553,755			
4,553,755	
30	Ministry of Primary Industries	
58,771,357	
(2,156,250)		
56,615,107	
33	Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment 	

40,751,864		

3,308,434	

44,060,298	
34	Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Trade and Communications	

31,276,827	

(2,081,250)		

29,195,577	
40	Ministry of Works and Transport	
138,753,454		
3,168,000	
141,921,454	
41	Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy	

112,416,268	

(10,260,000)		

102,156,268	
50	Miscellaneous Services	
45,131,204		
796,022	
45,927,226	
	
Total	
1,302,174,961	
(24,235,954)	
24,235,954	
1,302,174,961	

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 21st day of November 2008.

J. I. ULUIVUDA 
President of the Republic of Fiji
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Attorney General Chambers,
Suvavou House
SUVA

19th of November 2008

2009 APPROPRIATION PROMULGATION 2008
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Promulgation and is to indicate its general effect)

1.0 BACKGROUND

1.1 This Promulgation seeks to appropriate a sum of One Billion, Five Hundred And Five Million, Six Hundred Forty One Thousand and Thirty One Dollars for the Ordinary Services of Government For the Year Ending 31st of December 2009.

2.0 CLAUSES

Clause 1 - confers the Short Title

Clause 2 - issues the sum of $1,505,641,031 from the Consolidated Fund or other funds of the State which is to apply to the ordinary services of Government for the Year 2009 and such sums specified in Schedules 1 and 2 and the 2009 Budget Estimates.

Clause 3 - directs that Government Borrowings must not exceed the sum of $522,480,789. However, the Minister for Finance may subject to the approval of Cabinet be able to borrow on behalf of the State not exceeding the sum of $522,480,789 in 2009 but for the purposes set out in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Clause 4 - provides statement of amounts redeployed in 2008 by virtue of section 22 of the Financial Management Act 2004.

3.0 MINISTERIAL RESPONIBILITY
The Promulgation comes under the responsibility of the Minister for Finance and National Planning.

A. SAYED-KHAIYUM 
Attorney General, Minister of Justice 
Electoral Reform, Public Enterprise & Anti Corruption
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GORRIGENDUM

In the Extraordinary Gazette No. 86 dated Friday 14th November 2008 page 979 Notice No. 1798 "Electronic Transactions Promulgation 2008" which is read as "Promulgation No. 25 of 2008" should have been "Promulgation No. 26 of 2008".