St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — A $867.9 million budget for the fiscal year 2021 was presented by the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris at a sitting of the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 10 a.m. in the Ballroom of the Marriot Resort.
With the theme, “Fortitude during the pandemic; resilience, recovery and transformation ” Prime Minister Harris said the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has displayed great strength in coping with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The government of St. Kitts and Nevis key areas of major allocation for expenditure are;
The Office of the Governor-General — $1,772,162 million
Parliament — $2,598,115 million
Audit Office — $1,251,719
Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs — $9,786,179
The Office of the Prime Minister — $80,738,722
Ministry of National Security — $86,177,834
Ministry of Internal Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs — $5,343,747
The Ministry of Finance — $258,096,535
Ministry of Community Development, Social Services, and Gender Affairs — $38,210,426
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources — $15,845,890
Ministry of Tourism, Transport, and Ports — $34,097,931
Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Posts, and Urban Development — $66,342,776
Ministry of Education — $103,979,577
Ministry of Health — $65,914,909
Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture — $10,365,466
Ministry of Sustainable Development — $26,189,346
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation — $21,777,840
Office of the Attorney General — $12,646,840
Ministry of Labor — $9,115,477
Ministry of Human Settlement, National Health Insurance, Ecclesiastical Affairs, and Social Security — $7,338,609
Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives — $2,757,04
Entrepreneurship and Communications — $7,572,693
On Tuesday, December 08, 2020, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Mark Brantley rolled out a $237.2 million budget for the island of Nevis. The federation’s combined budgets for 2021 is set at $1,105,000,000.01 billion.