The total imprest sought through the Imprest Supply (First for 2020/21) Bill is greater than that provided by the Imprest Supply (First for 2019/20) Act. This is a reflection of both the Government's fiscal response to COVID-19 and the considerably heightened economic uncertainty resulting from the global pandemic. The Imprest Supply (First for 2020/21) Bill seeks to provide sufficient authority for the Government to incur a maximum of $40 billion in expenses and $10.5 billion in capital expenditure and $1.7 billion in capital injections until the Appropriation (2020-21 Estimates) Bill and the Imprest Supply (Second for 2020/21) Bill are passed. These figures account for the financial implications of the decisions made as part of Budget 2020 through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund and other COVID-19 - related spending. Although the Government does not expect to incur expenditure of this magnitude before the passing of the Appropriation (2020-21 Estimates) Bill, it is standard practise for imprest bills to provide sufficient supply to cover fiscal risk as well as the uncertain timing and spread of expenditure.