TONGA

2021/22 APPROPRIATION ACT 2021 

Act 1 of 2021

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEYS TO THE SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT 
I assent,
TUPOU VI,
24th June 2021.

BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows: 
1 This Act may be cited as the 2021/22 Appropriation Act 2021 and shall be deemed to come into effect on 1 July 2021. 
2 There shall be issued from public money and applied to the service of the year ending the thirtieth of June, Two Thousand and Twenty Two, any sum or sums not exceeding the sum of Four Hundred and Ninety Nine Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Two Thousand and Three Hundred pa'anga for defraying the charge of the Government of Tonga for such period. 
3 Money appropriated under this Act may be expended only in relation to the purposes set out in this Act. 
4 The Minister of Finance shall issue and make funds available according to this Act and in accordance to the cash flow forecasts agreed between the head of the entity responsible for the Vote and the Minister of Finance. 
5 The authority to expend cash or incur expenses or liabilities under this Act will lapse on 30 June 2022.
Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 10th day of June 2021. 
SCHEDULE

Function	
Vote 	Ministry 	Amount 	
	
1 - - Constitutional  	
01-- 	Palace Office 	3,678,100 	
02-- 	Legislative Assembly 	14,611,500 	
03-- 	Tonga Office of the Auditor General 	1,967,700 	
04-- 	Office of the Ombudsman 	2,246,500 	
Total Constitutional  	22,503,800	
			
2- - External & Defence  	
05-- 	Ministry of Foreign Affairs 	14,311,800 	
06-- 	His Majesty’s Armed Forces 	11,218,300 	
Total External & Defence	25,530,100	
		
3- - Central Agencies  	
07-- 	Prime Minister’s Office 	11,414,000 	
08-- 	Ministry of Finance 	147,349,000 	
09-- 	Ministry of Revenue and Customs 	10,646,700 	
10-- 	Ministry of Public Enterprises 	1,590,900 	
21-- 	Public Service Commission 	2,085,300 	
22-- 	Statistics Department 	4,850,700 	
Total Central Agencies  	177,936,600	
			
4- - Law & Order  			
12-- 	Ministry of Justice and Prison 	13,000,400 	
13-- 	Attorney General’s Office 	3,599,800 	
14-- 	Ministry of Police & Fire Services	15,274,600 	
Total Law & Order  	31,874,800	
			
5 - - Social  			
15-- 	Ministry of Health 	52,946,400 	
16-- 	Ministry of Education & Training 	61,173,600 	
17-- 	Ministry of Internal Affairs 	13,868,600 	
Total Social  		127,988,600	
			
6- - Economic			
11-- 	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development 	7,048,800 	
18-- 	Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Forests 	10,846,300 	
24-- 	Ministry of Fisheries 	6,907,700 	
25-- 	Ministry of Tourism 	7,595,500