National budget of R5.4 billion proposed for 2013 |28 November 2012
The ministry with the biggest allocation remains Health (R496,186,000), followed by the Ministry of Education with R413,821,000.
A sum of R442,936,000 will go to benefits and approved programmes of the Social Security Fund while R714,753,000 will cater for transfers to the public sector.
Following is the table of allocation of authorised expenditure as proposed in the Appropriation Bill 2013:
Allocation of authorised expenditure R’000
President’s Office 43,135
Department of Information 470
Department of Legal Affairs 28,143
Department of Defence 155,357
Department of Public Administration 21,120
Department of Information Technology & Communication 28,440
The Judiciary 33,711
National Assembly 26,689
Office of the Auditor General 11,744
Office of the Ombudsman 1,428
Office of the Public Service Appeals Board 651
Constitutional Appointments Authority 582
Electoral Commission 4,087
Ministry of Finance, Trade & Investment 61,823
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 66,441
Ministry of Home Affairs & Transport 284,912
Ministry of Natural Resources & Industry 9,192
Ministry of Education 413,821
Ministry of Land Use & Habitat 36,393
Ministry of Social Affairs, Community Development & Sports 80,666
Ministry of Health 496,186
Ministry of Tourism & Culture 27,643
Ministry of Labour & Human Resource Development 20,315
Ministry of Environment & Energy 36,567
Seychelles Fire & Rescue Service Agency 20,384
Seychelles Land Transport Agency 60,447
Seychelles Agricultural Agency 31,220
Small Enterprise Promotion Agency 7,849
Agency for Social Protection 22,103
Office of the Mayor of Victoria 2,240
National Human Resources Development Council 7,335
Landscape and Waste Management Agency 107,367
Other wages and salaries 123,859
Other goods and services 68,438
Social programmes from central government 355,259
Transfers to public sector
Early Childhood Development Centre 3,236
Seychelles Licensing Authority 10,187
Office of Fair Trading 9,058
National Bureau of Statistics 10,717
Seychelles Revenue Commission 56,958
Procurement Oversight Unit 3,038
National Tender Board 2,602
Tax and Customs Agent Board Revenue Tribunal 906
Seychelles Investment Bureau 8,479
Postal Regulatory Agency 1,636
Small Business Finance Agency 3,560
Public Enterprise Commission 3,186
Finance Services Commission/SIBA 32,000
National Drugs Enforcement Agency 41,426
Financial Intelligence Unit 19,646
Seychelles Fishing Authority 35,429
Seychelles Bureau of Standards 14,469
Seychelles Qualifications Authority 2,473
Tertiary Education Commission 2,072
Seychelles Planning Authority 12,281
Seychelles Tourism Academy 16,766
Seychelles Tourism Board 119,962
International Conference Centre 7,734
Seychelles National Parks Authority 18,507
Seychelles Energy Commission 3,023
Public Officers’ Ethics Commission 2,045
National Human Rights Commission 960
Seychelles Media Commission 2,634
National Youth Council 14,451
National Aids Council 1,524
National Council for Children 3,476
National Council for the Elderly 406
Mont Royale 4,180
Drug and Alcohol Council 1,158
National Council for the Disabled 2,820
Seychelles Children’s Foundation 8,635
Residential Care Services-Roman Catholic Church 1,597
National Sports Council 41,551
Seychelles Nurses & Midwives Council 737
Health Professional Council 690
National Arts Council 5,383
Livestock Trust Fund 500
Praslin Development Fund/Advisory Board 622
La Digue Development Fund/Advisory Board 419
La Digue Trust Fund 583
Praslin Trust Fund 392
National Aids Trust Fund 1,000
National Botanical Gardens Trusts Foundation 12,913
Adult Learning & Distance Education (Aldec) 5,368
Seychelles Heritage Foundation 3,826
Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation 59,136
Air Seychelles Ltd 65,394
Seychelles Public Transport Corporation 33,000
714,753
Benefits and Approved Programmes of Social Security Fund 442,936
Others 27,766
Net lending 96,792
Capital Outlays 1,378,892
Contingency 50,000
Trade Tax Exemption 5,000
Grand Total 5,412,155