Civil List

Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 7 of the Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970, resolves that the Schedule to that Act be varied by deleting the figures "$4,532,400" and "$2,762,300" in the second column, and substituting for them the figures "$6,696,700" and "$3,342,200" respectively.

Sir, the Civil list was last adjusted for FY2012. Operating costs have risen over the last decade. The President's Office has been able to manage within its budget by re-allocating savings across expenditure across Classes II, III and IV. It is provided for under section 5(2) of the CLGA.

To enable the President's Office to continue to meet its expenditure needs, I propose to vary the sums in Class II and Class III of the Civil List. The provisions for Class I expenditures relating to the President's salary and entertainment allowance and Class IV expenditures concerning special services will remain unchanged.

For Class II expenditures, in respect of the salaries of personal staff, these were last increased for FY2010. The proposed increase more than 10 years later is to cater for increases in expenditure on manpower, including the Civil Service salary adjustments announced last year. Therefore, I propose an increase from $4,532,400, to $6,696,700 for Class II expenditures.

For Class III expenditures, which provide for the expenses of household, I propose an increase from $2,762,300 to $3,342,200. This is to cater for higher IT costs, including IT security. We expect this round of increase to be sufficient for up to FY2025. Sir, I beg to move.

[(proc text) Question put, and agreed to.*

Resolved,

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 7 of the Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970, resolves that the Schedule to that Act be varied by deleting the figures "$4,532,400" and "$2,762,300" in the second column and substituting for them the figures "$6,696,700" and "$3,342,200" respectively.

Leader.