The Appropriation Act, 2019, serves to authorize expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for Sierra Leone’s services in 2019. Key points include: Date of Commencement: The Act came into operation on January 1st, 2019. Budget Allocation: A total sum of six trillion nine hundred and forty billion one hundred and nine million three hundred and thirty-six thousand one hundred Leones is allocated for the year 2019. This amount is declared to be charged upon and payable from the Consolidated Fund for 2019. Allocation Breakdown: The Schedule outlines various services and their allocated budgets. These include devolved functions like education, youth and sports, solid waste management, agriculture, rural water, social welfare, healthcare, fisheries, and marine resources. Additionally, funds are allocated for salaries and wages, water supply projects, the National Civil Registration Project, electrification, and other development activities. Overall, the Appropriation Act, 2019, provides the legal framework for the allocation and expenditure of funds from the Consolidated Fund to support Sierra Leone’s services and developmental projects for the year 2019.
