K10mil allocated for coronavirus
TREASURER Ian Ling-Stuckey told Parliament that cabinet had approved K10 million to help prevent coronavirus from entering the country.
Ling-Stuckey said cabinet met last week and approved the release of the funds.
“It does take time for the funds to be released but the respective government departments and stakeholders need to sit down and work out exactly what those costings would be,” he said.
“I understand that’s underway and it’s not as fast as I would have preferred it but I’m on standby to keep pushing that.”
Ling-Stuckey said at the last budget management committee meeting last Tuesday a request was made by the Health Department and cabinet approved the amount to address this.
“We decided that while waiting for the department to discuss what amounts would be, we agreed to release the money,” he said.
On the question of whether the reduction in commodity prices could affect the economy and the budget, Ling-Stuckey said the honest answer was that it would.
“At this stage it’s early days, we need to wait for the data to come in and we will be monitoring this very closely.
“Let us not panic with what is happening with a serious health issue. Let’s be vigilant,” Ling-Stuckey said.
“I will be tabling a statement in Parliament next week and if there are any dates that we receive I’m happy to inform the House.”
6 comments
Thanks for that initiative Honorable Ian Ling-Stuckey for that. PNG would not with hold that deadly virus if it penetrates our gates- Our country will fall into chaotic and it will disturb the whole nation.
PLease let s us remind in positive minded and lets be thankfull to the Lord that Our country is safe.
Thanks
Sydney Klink
This is a lot of and it must be put on good use. PnG has the habits of misusing public funds.
Thank you.
Is corona virus a lethal threat or the UBS loan? Please divert the K28Million allocated for the COI to battle corona threats
Please PNGans, I would just like to stress this for each and everyone of us citizens of this GOD blessed and resourceful Nation of ours, PNG and our Parliamentarians especially.
May we all please, take this health issue into serious consideration and put our focus into it and try to spend, invest or fund more into the fight to prevent it from entering our country coz it’ll be more too late to do that once it enters our country.
Remember, we aren’t First World Nation but Third World therefore, as the saying goes, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE, thanks..
Well it’s good but why not decrease the amount down to K3- K5million instead they allocate this amount of money.
I am yet to know how to avoid the virus, the public must be educated on prevention method, how far are awareness reached rural areas since I am from the town and don’t know how to prevent it. Back to minister send the money where the job description is important, alas thankyou very much appreciated for your commitment.
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