PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Supplementary (Appropriation) Act 2021

No. 16 of 2021
Certified on: 3 DEC 2021

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
PART I. - REDUCTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE.
1. Reduction of operational expenditure appropriation.
PART II. - REDUCTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE.
2. Reduction of capital investment expenditure appropriation. 
PART III. - 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET.
3. Grant of K262,660,000.00 for additional appropriation.
4. Re-appropriation.
5. Appropriation.
6. Direction for additional expenditure.
SCHEDULE 1. 
SCHEDULE 2. 
SCHEDULE 3.

AN ACT
entitled
Supplementary (Appropriation) Act 2021,
Being an Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a reduction of expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2021, as well as re-appropriate the appropriations contained in the Appropriation (General Public Service Expenditure 2021) Act 2020.
MADE by the National Parliament.
PART I. - REDUCTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE.
1	REDUCTION OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION. 
The Appropriation (General Public Service Expenditure 2021) Act 2020 is amended to re-appropriate K960,674,008.97 in accordance with the details set out in Schedule 1.
PART II. - REDUCTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE.
2	REDUCTION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION. 
The Appropriation (General Public Service Expenditure 2021) Act 2020 is amended to re-appropriate K389,662,840.78 in accordance with the details set out in Schedule 2.
PART III. - 2021 SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET.
3	GRANTS OF K262,660,000.00 FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.
Subject to authorisation from the Minister, the Secretary for Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for additional expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2021 the sum of K262,660,000.00.
4	RE-APPROPRIATION.
The appropriations identified in Schedules 1 and 2 are re-appropriated for the purposes identified in Section 5.
5	APPROPRIATION.
The sum of K1,612,996,849.75 is granted from this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2021 and is appropriated for the approved purposes in Schedule 3.
6	DIRECTION FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE. 
Of the total amount ‑
	(a) K266,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment into the respective departments to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted Personnel Emoluments; and
	(b) K156,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment into the Education Fee Free Subsidy to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted appropriations; and
	(c) K85,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Works and Implementation for immediate payment to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted Regional Roads appropriations; and
	(d) K25,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment of World Bank COVID - 19 project additional finance in 2021 Budget appropriations; and
	(c) K21,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury for immediate payment into the District Maintenance Program 2 to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted appropriations; and
	(d) K130,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the National Judiciary Services for immediate payment into the Waigani Office Complex to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted appropriations; and
	(e) K10,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment into the Department of Treasury Housing to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted Personnel Emoluments; and
	(f) K7,800,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment into the Department of Treasury Housing to cater for projected increase in 2021 Budgeted Personnel Emoluments; and
	(g) K5,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury administered 'Division 207' for immediate payment to cater for COVID - 19; and
	(h) K1,300,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Treasury for administration of the Australian Grant support.
SCHEDULE 1.
Reduction of Appropriation (General Public Service Expenditure 2021) Act 2020 identified in Section 2.
Appropriation	Amount	
Operational Expenditure reduction	960,674,008.97	
SCHEDULE 2.
Reduction of Appropriation (General Public Service Expenditure 2021) Act 2020 identified in Section 2.
Appropriation	Amount	
Capital Investment Expenditure reduction	389,662,840.78	
SCHEDULE 3.
Estimate of Expenditure in Section 4 for the year 31 December 2021.
Appropriation	Amount	
(a) Operational Expenditure	960,674,008.97	
(b) Capital Investment Expenditure	389,662,840.78	
(c) Additional Revenue	262,660,000.00	
Total Appropriation	1,612,996,849.75.	

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Supplementary (Appropriation) Act 2021, which has been made by the National Parliament.
Clerk of the National Parliament.
3 DEC 2021
I hereby certify that the Supplementary (Appropriation) Act 2021, was made by the National Parliament on 25 November 2021.
Speaker of the National Parliament.
3 DEC 2021