The supplemental budget summary submitted to Olbiil era Kelulau.
- The Child raising subsidy will increase from $100 to $200, and the eligibility requirement will be changed to include all Palauan children.
- Increase subsidies for the severely disabled to $250 for homebound individuals and $200 for blind or wheelchair-bound.
- Provide $480 in tax refunds for those earning between $15,000 and $30,000.
- Provide Retired Citizens Assistance: $1.056M to provide $480 per individual retired citizens over 60 residing in Palau with no employment earnings or business income.
- Additional items of the supplemental budget:
- Ministry of Education: $2.25M
Bureau of School Operations: $1.6M
Bureau of Curriculum & Instructions: $500,000
School books, supplies & equipment: $100,000
- Ministry of Justice: $830,344 for the Bureau of Public Safety
- Ministry of Finance: $627,150 for PEWA, Economic Diversification Initiatives, and all bureaus
- Ministry of Health & Human Services: $1,998,940
Palau Severely Disabled Assistance Fund: $206,400
Public Health & Human Services: $231,660
Hospital & Clinical Services: $917,040
- Office of the President: $175,000
Council of Chiefs: $75,000 to help with the Traditional Leaders’ Forum
Office of the President: $100,000 to secure optimal community services
- Office of the Vice President: $48,713
NEMO: $23,713
Office of the VP: $25,000
- MHRCTD: $173,000
For OBF, Youth Activities under the Bureau of Human Services, funding for public bus transportation fuel and bus drivers, and overtime for upcoming events
- Ministry of State: $620,772
For embassies in Washington DC, Philippines, Japan, the Republic of China-Taiwan, the United Nations, and the Guam Consulate Office to return to their pre-covid budgets.
Bureau of Foreign Affairs & Trade: $50K
- MAFE: $220,000
For the Bureau of Agriculture
- MPII: $1,298,720
For Bureaus of Communication, Aviation, Marine Transportation, and National Capital Electricity and Maintenance
- Palau Housing Authority: $262K
For loan payment
- Judiciary: $1,260,000
For a new case management system, salary increase, and establishing a public website to host all of Palau’s laws
- OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
- -Micro Games: $350K
- 30th Independence Day: $100K
- Festival of the Pacific Arts: $150K
- Minatobashi Bridge Japan ODA Resettlement: $600K
- Saipan-Belau Bai Project: $150K
- NDBP: $250K
- Pacific Mini Games Dues: $200K
- Palau Buildings on Guam Repairs: $75K