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Parliament Rejects ‘Incomplete’ Supplementary Budget, Requests Resubmission

Parliament asked the government to resubmit its MVR 6.5 billion supplementary budget, citing missing details required under the Public Finance Act. Speaker Mohamed Nasheed sent an official letter to the Finance Ministry requesting a resubmission complete with all legally required details.

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  1. Tue 24 Oct
    The parliamentary sitting scheduled to discuss the supplementary budget was adjourned due to a lack of quorum. Tuesday only Maldives Republic The budget, initially submitted last Wednesday, was slated for discussion in Tuesday's parliamentary sitting, which had to be adjourned due to a lack of quorum.

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  • MVR 6.5 billion supplementary budget total Maldives Republic Parliament has taken an unusual step of asking the government to resubmit its MVR 6.5 billion supplementary budget, citing a lack of details required under the Public Finance Act.

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  • MVR 1.8 billion additional allocation for subsidies Maldives Republic An additional MVR 1.8 billion was allocated for subsidies, the national health insurance programme was set to receive an extra MVR 1.2 billion, and a further MVR 1.7 billion was earmarked for Public Sector Investment Projects (PSIPs).

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    Earlier reports gave MVR 1.8 billion 24 Oct 2023, 22:31 Maldives Republic

  • MVR 1.2 billion extra allocation for national health insurance programme Maldives Republic An additional MVR 1.8 billion was allocated for subsidies, the national health insurance programme was set to receive an extra MVR 1.2 billion, and a further MVR 1.7 billion was earmarked for Public Sector Investment Projects (PSIPs).

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  • MVR 1.7 billion allocation for Public Sector Investment Projects (PSIPs) Maldives Republic An additional MVR 1.8 billion was allocated for subsidies, the national health insurance programme was set to receive an extra MVR 1.2 billion, and a further MVR 1.7 billion was earmarked for Public Sector Investment Projects (PSIPs).

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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  • Speaker Mohamed Nasheed sent an official letter to the Finance Ministry requesting a resubmission of the budget with all legally required details. Maldives Republic Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has now sent an official letter to the Finance Ministry requesting them to comply with the law and resubmit the budget, complete with all legally required details.

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