2004-2005 Budget Highlights: Part 7 -
Ministry of Health Services, Agriculture, Aviation and Works
Minister of Health Services,
Agriculture, Aviation and
Works, Gilbert McLean
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
The total budget for 2004/2005 for this Ministry is $31,403,153 of which the
largest component is health care at $13,076,775.
This covers the provision of medical care to indigents ($5,173,177) and
veterans and seamen ($2,895,920), as well as medical services in Cayman Brac and
Little Cayman ($2,000,000).
Public health investigations and services are budgeted at $2,970,178 and AIDS
and first-aid education programmes at $37,500.
No longer part of the ministerial budget is health care management and the
provision of medical care to civil servants, school children, prisoners and
pensioners, along with the provision of global tertiary emergency medical care.
This now forms part of the function and budget of the Health Services
Authority.
The next largest component, at $6,190,372, covers the maintenance and
management of public roads (doubled from last year) and includes $1 million
earmarked for the development of new roads.
Various agricultural services account for $2,079,219 and radio broadcasts,
sales and production will cost $1,059,893.
A total of $1,552,291 is earmarked for health and agriculture inspections and
regulatory services, and a further $2,293,690 is budgeted for the cost of policy
advice, ministerial servicing and miscellaneous other services, an increase of
$1 million over last year’s budget.
Budget for Health Services, Agriculture, Aviation and Works
| Health Care |
$13,076,775 |
| Maintenance and Management of Public Roads |
$ 6,190,372 |
| Aviation |
$ 5,150,913 |
| Policy Advice, Ministerial Servicing and Other Services |
$ 2,293,690 |
| Agricultural Services |
$ 2,079,219 |
| Inspections and Regulatory Services |
$ 1,552,291 |
| Radio Broadcasts, Sales and Production |
$ 1,059,893 |
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| Total |
$31,403,153 |
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