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BELIZE No.13/1/14 SENATE Friday, 18th March 2022 10:00 A.M. ---*--- ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

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Prayers.

Oath of Allegiance of a new Senator.

Announcements by the President.

Bills brought from the House of Representatives.

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General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2021/2022) (No.

4) Bill, 2022.

Central Bank of Belize (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

Development Finance Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

Indictable Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2022.


Inferior Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

Protection of Witnesses Bill, 2022.

Fisheries Resources (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) 6.

Papers.

22/1/14 - Supplementary Appropriation (No.4) Schedule for Fiscal Year 2021/2022.

23/1/14 - Development Finance Corporation – Annual Report for the Year 2020.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) 13.

Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the Senate.

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Public Business.

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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Paper attached) 1.

Inter-American Development Bank - Program for Strengthening Public Expenditure Management in Belize - US$8 Million Loan Motion, 2022.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) II BILLS FOR SECOND READING 1.

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill, 2021.


Bill for an Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act, Chapter 103 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to establish licensing, registration and operational requirements for the cultivation, processing, distribution and delivery of cannabis products for adult use; to provide for the Minister to make regulations for the monitoring and enforcement of any Regulations to the Act; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) III COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE ON BILLS IV BILLS FOR THIRD READING  BELIZE No.13/1/14 3 SENATE Friday, 18th March 2022 10:00 A.M. ---*--- NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Inter-American Development Bank - Program for Strengthening Public Expenditure Management in Belize - US$8 Million Loan Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, Belize, as a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (the “Bank”), is eligible for development assistance in the form of loans, grants, and technical assistance from the Bank on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between Belize and the Bank from time to time; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize, in an effort to increase the efficiency of the use of public resources, has approached the Bank for financial assistance to execute a Program to strengthen Public Expenditure Management in Belize; AND WHEREAS, the Program consists of the following four sub-component objectives which aim at strengthening public financial management: (i) improve the efficiency of key expenditure functions; (ii) promote economies of scale and competitiveness among suppliers in the acquisition of all goods and services; (iii) promote a more sustainable technological infrastructure enabling processes to be more reliable and faster; (iv) improve institutional capacity for personnel to carry out processes and operate systems efficiently; AND WHEREAS, it is intended that the execution of the project shall be carried out on behalf of the Government by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, acting as Executing Agency; AND WHEREAS, the Bank has offered financing of up to US$8,000,000.00 from its Ordinary Capital Resources for the said purpose under the following terms and conditions: Lender: Loan Principal Amount: Disbursement Schedule: Loan Term: Inter-American Development The Bank; US$8,000,000.00 Flexible Financing Facility Loan; Over a period of five (5) years from the date of signature of Loan Contract; Twenty-five (25) Years inclusive of sixty-six (66) months Grace Period on Principal Repayments; 4 Repayment Period: Purpose: Rate of Interest: Credit Fee: To be repaid in 39 approximately equal, semi-annual, and consecutive installments about US$205,128.21; of To execute a project that will increase the efficiency of public resources by strengthening financial management; public Interest will be
 charged on the daily outstanding balance of the loan, as per the LIBOR-Based Interest Rate, plus the applicable lending spread for the Bank’s ordinary loans, currently at 1.31% per annum; capital A Credit Fee will be at a percentage to be established by the Bank on a periodic basis, not exceeding 0.75% per annum; AND WHEREAS, under the provisions of section 7 (2) of the Finance and Audit (Reform) Act, 2005, the Government of Belize is required to obtain the prior authorisation of the National Assembly, by way of a Resolution, for such a borrowing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House, being satisfied that the Loan proceeds would significantly assist the Government of Belize in its continued efforts to promote the fiscal sustainability of Belize, approves and confirms that the Government may enter into a Loan Contract with the Inter-American Development Bank on the terms and conditions set out above, and further authorizes the Minister of Finance to execute and deliver the said Loan Contract and all other documents associated therewith.. (Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) 