Supplementary funding to cater for a range of developmental initiatives were on Thursday sought when Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh presented a Supplementary Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly totalling $44.8B.
The financial paper states that government intends to spend $21B in the Housing and Water sector for infrastructural development in new and existing housing schemes. That money will also go toward the improvement and expansion of coastal and hinterland water supply.
Government is also seeking parliamentary approval for $307M for the education sector for the provision of additional resources to facilitate the purchase of school furniture consequent to the reopening of those institutions in the new COVID environment. That sum will also facilitate the construction of a primary school in Wakenaam.
Meanwhile, under the Ministry of Public works, $4.4 Billion was identified for various programmes under this sector including for the provision of additional resources to facilitate the upgrading of roads and drains in various communities, additional resources to facilitate the advancement of preliminary works to support the road linkage project, and resources to complete critical sea and river defence works.
Under the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, over $3 Billion is catered for to provide for additional resources to support Amerindian and Hinterland Communities, while for the Ministry of Public Service, $250million is provided to allow for additional resources for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarships and $700 million provided for public assistance to citizens living with permanent disabilities under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.
The initiatives being provided for cover a range of sectors, as the government continues to make efforts to transform and improve the lives of Guyana’s citizens.
