$20M SAP for July 25 HOA sitting
On the Order Paper is a motion to be brought by the Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, for a SAP dating back to cover spending from 2010.
It calls for the supplementary funds of Recurrent Expenditure of fourteen million, five hundred and thirteen thousand, eight hundred dollars ($14,513,800) to be charged against the Consolidated Fund of the Virgin Islands and another five million, four hundred and sixty six thousand dollars ($5,466,000) in Capital Expenditures by way of funds transferred from the Consolidated Fund.
The totals funds for the SAP are therefore some $19, 979, 800.00, close to twenty million dollars.
NDP left the biggest need for a SAP in History.
Many will remember that it was the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government of former Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE who in 2008 had to take to the House of Assembly a SAP to the tune of $45 million dollars to clean up the bills left by the NDP while they were in office during 2003-2007. It is also reported that many smaller SAPs for commitment from the NDP Administration were also taken to Parliament at various times during 2007-2011.
It is unclear if the NDP Administration will have to take anymore clean up SAPs from the VIP Administration before their term expires in 2016.
The House of Assembly sitting of July 25, 2013 will commence at 10 A.M. at its Chambers in the Capital City, Road Town, on the main island of Tortola.
The session will be carried live on CBN Channel 51.
11 Responses to “$20M SAP for July 25 HOA sitting”
You mean 20 million SLAP for them r@$$$$$$$$$$! How the hell they say we broke and all this money from sap? This Government making we suffer for them own benefit. Get rid of them QUICK. I had enough. I broke and this secret society team messing with our food deh man!