Botswana
Public Finance Management (Covid-19 Pandemic (Corona Virus) Relief Fund) Order, 2020
Statutory Instrument 38 of 2020
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Published in Government Gazette no. 27 on 25 March 2020
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Commenced on 25 March 2020
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This Order may be cited as the Public Finance Management (Covid-19 Pandemic (Corona Virus) Relief Fund) Order, 2020. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —"Accounting Officer" means the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for finance appointed under paragraph 5;"Committee" means a Management Committee appointed under papragraph 6; and"Fund" means the COVID-19 Pandemic (Corona Virus) Relief Fund, established under paragraph 3. There is hereby established a special Fund, to be known as COVID-19 Pandemic (Corona Virus) Relief Fund, (hereinafter referred to as "the Fund"). The purpose of the Fund is to respond to the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through provision of relief funding for the control, prevention and treatment of the disease and the after effect. There shall be paid into the Fund —(a)such monies as may from time to time be appropriated by the National Assembly for the purposes of the Fund;(b)grants or donations from any person or organisation as the Minister responsible for finance may approve; and(c)any other source as the Minister responsible for finance may approve. There shall be paid from the Fund monies required for —(a)the procurement of national relief supplies;(b)the security of major national resources;(c)the evacuation cost for citizens outside Botswana;(d)the national publicity outreach programs;(e)the relief of selected industries or sectors;(f)public counselling centers or facilities;(g)additional staff to support health professionals; and(h)economic stimulus package post COVID-19 Pandemic. The Accounting Officer shall-(a)keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained, proper books of accounts and records all financial transactions, assets and liabilities of the Fund in respect of each financial year.(b)maintain an account into which all receipts into the Fund and all disbursements from the Fund shall be recorded and the monthly reconciliation for the Fund accounts shall be carried out; and(c)prepare, sign and transmit to Accountant General and Auditor-General a statement of income and expenditure and a balance sheet of the Fund in respect of the financial year, containing such information in the manner that the Minister in consultation with Accountant-General may direct, within a period of two months after the close of each financial year.Dr. Thapelo Matsheka,Minister of Finance and Economic Development.1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment of Fund
4. Purpose of Fund
5. Administration of Fund
6. Management of Fund
7. Receipts into Fund
8. Disbursements from Fund
9. Surplus in Fund
10. Accounts of Fund
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