Goodall Optimistic of Uninterrupted Service Delivery in Government As National Assembly Passes 2014/2015 Supplementary Budget

Goodall Optimistic of Uninterrupted Service Delivery in Government As National Assembly Passes 2014/2015 Supplementary Budget

Gondwe

Minister of Finance Economic Planning and Development hon. Goodall Gondwe is certain that passing of the 2014/2015 Supplementary Budget on Tuesday will enable government Ministries and Departments to work effectively

In an interview immediately after the National Assembly passed Supplementary Appropriation bill of 2014/2015 financial year, excited Gondwe said passing of this bill has served some of the ministries and departments that were almost runout of funds.

 "If we didn't have it there would have been problems, because there are some votes which are very important but did not have enough money therefore it means that they would not have been performing."

He said "Now that they have money every ministry should be able to perform, they cannot say they are unable to perform because the money is not available."

The finance minister, added that his two months labour has finally paid off.

The National Assembly has authorized the government to use total sum of sum of K769.2 billion following passing of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill of 2014/2015 financial year.

In the just passed Supplementary budget, government was seeking an additional resources amounting to K32 billion.

Allocations to Directorate of Public Prosecution and State Advocate (DPP office) and Legal Aid have been passed with amendment while Road Fund Administration vote which was deferred on Friday has been passed without any alteration.

The adjustment made by the Minister of Finance on the votes was to maintain the resource allocation as approved in the budget.  Therefore resources for DPP office have been sustained to K495.7 million and not revised K536 million while Legal Affairs Department vote has been retained as approved provision of K227.3 million and not revised K210.4 million.

The amendment has been reached upon following member's from opposition benches proposal that the two institutions be sufficiently funded for the effective prosecution of the ongoing cases particularly of Cashgate and enabling less privileged Malawians to access to justice.