Budget Committee passes MVR 15.3 billion as state budget for 2013

The Budget Committee of the Peoples’ Majlis has convened the committees 30th meeting on Thursday, continuing review of the projected budget for 2013 based on the budget proposal by the Minister of Finance and Treasury.

At the meeting, the Committee proposed the budget to be equal to MVR 15.3 billion, which was passed with a majority vote.

The projected budget for 2013 which was proposed by the Minister of Finance and Treasury was MVR 16.9 billion and the committee earlier brought down the proposed budget by the government to MVR 14.5 billion.

Ministry of Finance recommended the Majlis committee to omit one million from the proposed budget. The vote was called on after the committee discussed with the officials of the Ministry regarding the budget allocated to Public Sector Investment Programs (PSIP).

Each political party also presented respective proposals on intended additions to the budget allocated to Public Sector Investment Programs (PSIP). With the consensus of the 20 members present in the meeting MVR349 million was added to the budget allocated for PSIP.

Members who attended were the Chair Gasim Ibrahim, MP for Maamigili; Abdulla Mausoom, MP for Kelaa; Ahmed Nazim, MP for Dhiggaru; Mohamed Nasheed, MP for Nolhivaram; Hamdhoon Abdulla Hameed, MP for In’guraidhoo; Ahmed Hamza, MP for Bilaidhoo; Riyaz Rasheed, MP for Vilufushi; Yousuf Abdul Gafoor, MP for Gan; Mohamed Gasam, MP for Thinadhoo; Abdulla Yameen, MP for Mulak; Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, MP for Fuahmulak-South; Mohamed Nashiz, MP for Alifushi; Ilyas Labeeb, MP for Hulhu-Meedhoo; Nazim Rashad, MP for Thulhaadhoo; Abdul Gafoor Moosa, MP for Kulhudhufushi-North; Ibrahim Rasheed, MP for Maafannu-South; Moosa Zameer, MP for Kin’bidhoo; Ali Azim, MP for Henveiru-Central; Ahmed Saleem, MP for Eydhafushi; Visam Ali, MP for Maduvvari; Ahmed Siyam Mohamed, MP for Meedhoo and Abdulla Abdul Raheem, MP for Maafannu-West.