Order of Examination of Heads of Expenditure – Standing Finance Committee

According to Standing Order (84) of the House of Representatives: "Procedure on Examination of Estimates in Standing Finance Committee", 'The Leader of the Opposition shall have the right to determine the order in which the Heads of Expenditure shall be considered and shall notify the Speaker and the Government in writing on the day named by the Minister for resumption of the debate on the Appropriation Bill for the approval of the Estimates of Expenditure provided that in the event of failure of the Opposition to exercise the right conferred under this paragraph, the Government shall have the right to determine the order.'
On October 6, 2017, the Leader of the Opposition submitted in writing the order for the consideration of the Heads of Expenditure – Standing Finance Committee. You can view the order for the consideration of the Heads of Expenditure here
 
 

Heads to be examined

Monday October 16, 2017 

Order

Ministry/ Department

Head

Expenditure $

1

Ministry of Works and Transport

43

$2,343,542,325

2

Ministry of Public Utilities

39

$2,971,514,742

3

Public Service Appeal Board

12

$3,489,865

4

Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

42

$2,330,671,110

5

Ministry of Social Development and Family Services

78

$4,729,245,300

6

President

01

$15,939,050

7

Elections and Boundaries Commission

08

$81,248,100

8

Statutory Authorities’ Service Commission

07

$8,901,550

 

Tuesday October 17, 2017 

9

Ministry of National Security

22

2,838,568,421

10

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

64

2,323,223,100

11

Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

65

267,972,000

12

Equal Opportunity Tribunal

75

2,057,600

13

Ministry of Trade and Industry

48

163,260,400

14

Ministry of Tourism

35

78,564,500

15

Environmental Commission

38

6,283,900

16

Parliament

05

131,463,500

 

Thursday October 19, 2017 

17

Tobago House of Assembly

15

2,175,683,000

18

Central Administrative Services, Tobago

16

43,617,000

19

Ministry of Agriculture, Land and  Fisheries

77

771,704,362

20

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

61

1,496,600,504

21

Ministry of Health

28

5,302,113,490

22

Personnel Department

17

57,740,000

23

Tax Appeal Board

09

4,762,660

24

Industrial Court

04

25,165,108

 
 Friday October 20, 2017

 Order Ministry/Department Head Expenditure $

25

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

40

118,856,290

26

Ministry of Finance

18

5,651,049,870

27

Auditor General

02

37,188,250

28

Pensions and Gratuities
(see Page 38 of Ministry of Finance)

20

100,000,000

29

Office of the Prime Minister

13

250,074,590

30

Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs

68

302,407,827

31

Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development

30

372,450,800

32

Registration, Recognition and Certification Board

11

4,500,000

 

Monday October 23, 2017
 

Order

Ministry/Department

Head

Expenditure $

33

Ministry of Planning and Development

67

336,852,740

34

Ministry of Education

26

5,472,977,967

35

Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs

23

263,953,450

36

Judiciary

03

336,636,750

37

Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts

62

371,603,900

38

Ministry of Public Administration and Communications

31

973,032,390

39

Service Commissions

06

77,164,500

40

Integrity Commission

37

11,261,800