Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on initial review of this interim appropriation, there was a concern that so early in the life of our government we are coming in for a supplementary for the first portion of our Assembly.
Since January 19th to this date, we are requesting a total of $3.7 million. We have heard the Minister in committee raise the issues of where these expenditures would go and why they were needed.
As I looked at the numbers upon my initial review, I saw an area that caused me to look at the interim appropriation and do a comparison. I saw the numbers being very similar those under Executive Office, Minister's offices and Cabinet Secretariat. There were very similar reasons for the supplementary appropriation as well as the interim appropriation and the same figures in that area. It leads me to question why there is such a similarity?
The interim appropriation is meant to carry us until July. This interim appropriation is for the period from January 19th until the 31st of March. Mr. Chairman, I would like some clarification on that area. Thank you.