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Former Member

Ref. No. 4 of 2014
Ruling on the Motion Submitted by the Hon. Carl B. Greenidge, M.P. Regarding the
Authorisation of Expenditure From the Consolidated Fund by the Hon. Minister of Finance.
1. The National Assembly in April 2014 did not approve several programmes contained
in the annual budgetary estimates for 2014 (See Appendix for details).
2. The Hon. Minister of Finance on June 19, 2014, submitted Financial Paper No. 1 of
2014 (Statement of Excess on the Current and Capital Estimates totaling
$4,553,761,991, for the period ended June 16, 2014) seeking the House's approval of
this expenditure.
3. These sums, for which approval is being sought, include expenditures that were not
authorised by the National Assembly.
4. Article 217 of the Constitution states:
(1) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except –
a) to meet expenditure that is charged upon the Fund by this Constitution or by any
Act of Parliament; or
b) where the issue of those moneys has been authorised by an Appropriation Act; or
c) where the issue of those moneys has been authorised under article 219.
(2) Where any moneys are charged by this Constitution or any Act or Parliament upon the
Consolidated Fund or any other public fund, they shall be paid out of that fund by the
Government of Guyana to the person or authority to whom payment is due.
(3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund other than the Consolidated Fund
unless the issue of those moneys has been authorised by or under an Act of Parliament.

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