The Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 8 of 2025

 

  1. Name of the Bill as appearing on the Order Paper:

The Supplementary Appropriation (2025) Bill, 2025 

  1. The Stage of the Bill:

 Committee Stage

  1. Summary of What the Bill Proposes to Do

The purpose of this Bill is to grant legal authority for supplementary expenditure from the Consolidated Fund to cover the services of the Republic during the financial year ending 31st December 2025. This expenditure is required in addition to the funds already allocated under the Appropriation Act of 2024.

The Bill seeks to authorise the release and use of public funds not exceeding a total of thirty-three billion, five hundred and seventy-seven million, one hundred and twenty-five thousand, and nine hundred and sixty-six kwacha. These monies are to be drawn from the Consolidated Fund under the authority of a warrant issued by the President.

The supplementary funds will be applied to various public services as detailed in the accompanying Schedule. The Schedule outlines the specific heads of expenditure, indicating the respective amounts allocated to each, representing spending over and above the sums initially appropriated for the 2025 financial year. 

No. of Head

Institution/Programme

Appropriation Amount K

Percent of Total %

3

National Assembly

14,252,445

0.04%

5

Electoral Commission of Zambia

342,082,000

1.02%

8

Cabinet Office - Office of the President

337,328,328

1.00%

11

Zambia Police Service

80,000,000

0.24%

14

Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development

408,794,928

1.22%

15

Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security

226,186,774

0.67%

17

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

204,619,000

0.61%

18

Judiciary

6,185,904

0.02%

21

Loans and Investments - Ministry of Finance and National Planning

11,043,721,761

32.89%

31

Ministry of Justice

60,339,024

0.18%

33

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

30,000,000

0.09%

35

Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development

86,400,000

0.26%

37

Ministry of Finance and National Planning

128,473,391

0.38%

39

Smart Zambia Institute

162,000,000

0.48%

45

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services

1,878,497,623

5.59%

51

Ministry of Transport and Logistics

84,000,000

0.25%

53

Ministry of Green Economy and Environment

280,930,930

0.84%

62

Ministry of Energy

434,716,539

1.29%

66

Ministry of Technology and Science

199,102,082

0.59%

68

Ministry of Tourism

54,135,351

0.16%

77

Ministry of Defence

738,144,982

2.20%

78

Zambia Security Intelligence Service - Office of the President - Special Division

516,050,000

1.54%

80

Ministry of Education

1,773,437,710

5.28%

86

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

25,000,000

0.07%

89

Ministry of Agriculture

5,956,080,333

17.74%

90

Office of the President - Lusaka Province

1,486,360

0.00%

93

Office of the President - Northern Province

2,477,709

0.01%

99

Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure - Ministry of Finance and National Planning

8,502,682,796

25.32%

 

  1. When the Bill has been Gazetted as an Act of Parliament:

[To be updated when the Act is gazetted]

 

  1. Contacts for submission of Comments: Email the National Assembly  or Visit the National Assembly Submission Portal