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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.
