Total expenditure in FY2003 is estimated at $29.92 billion, an increase of $2.56 billion or 9.4% over the revised FY2003 estimate.

The expenditure trends for FY1997 to FY2003 are shown in the chart below.

Of the total expenditure for FY2003, operating expenditure takes up 68% and development expenditure the remaining 32%. Table II summarises the distribution by sector and ministry with the percentage change from the revised FY2002 estimates.

Table II: FY2003 EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR AND MINISTRY

Ministry	Operating Expenditure		Development Expenditure		Total Expenditure
	$m	% Change	$m	% Change	$m	% Change	% Allocation
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT	8,815.05	9.4	5,137.18	28.2	13,952.23	15.6	46.63
Education	5,129.06	5.3	1,414.37	-21.0	6,543.43	-1.8	21.87
National Development	398.46	-3.0	2,136.09	97.9	2,534.55	70.0	8.47
Health	1,950.48	29.7	193.92	98.7	2,144.40	33.9	7.17
Environment	470.44	4.3	1,027.07	31.6	1,497.51	21.6	5.00
Community Development & Sports	626.57	7.9	136.02	18.0	762.59	9.6	2.55
Information, Communi- cations & the Arts (excluding Info- Communi- cations Technology)	240.04	-1.0	229.70	57.4	469.74	20.9	1.57
SECURITY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS	9,781.96	3.2	1,083.14	1.3	10,865.10	3.0	36.31
Defence	7,728.00	0.4	524.00	2.9	8,252.00	0.6	27.58
Home Affairs	1,834.72	17.1	480.16	2.0	2,314.87	13.6	7.73
Foreign Affairs	219.24	3.4	78.99	-12.4	298.23	-1.3	1.00
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	915.92	-20.5	2,761.22	23.7	3,677.14	8.7	12.29
Transport	297.24	-25.5	1,151.57	-0.5	1,448.81	-6.9	4.84
Trade & Industry	442.03	-22.3	1,527.41	50.5	1,969.44	24.3	6.58
Manpower	145.37	-5.2	53.85	5.5	199.22	-2.5	0.67
Info-Communi- cations Technology	31.28	2.5	28.40	202.5	59.68	49.6	0.20
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION	850.79	1.7	576.68	10.0	1,427.48	4.9	4.77
Finance	367.06	-3.8	239.76	92.3	606.82	19.9	2.03
Law	99.63	-5.6	176.17	-45.8	275.80	-35.9	0.92
Organs of State	201.23	5.9	108.52	223.2	309.75	38.6	1.03
Prime Minister’s Office	182.88	14.6	52.24	27.7	235.12	17.2	0.79
TOTAL	20,363.73	4.3	9,558.22	22.0	29,921.95	9.4	100.00

The Social Development sector takes up the largest share (46.6%) of total expenditure, followed by Security and External Relations (36.3%), Economic Development (12.3%) and Government Administration (4.8%).

The charts below show the expenditure allocations for FY2003 by sector, and the sectoral distribution of operating, development and total expenditure. The change in total expenditure between FY2002 and FY2003 by sector and ministry is given in Annex C.