Enormous Increases in Parliament Budget [Archives:2000/45/Local News]

Local economic sources estimated the Parliament budget for 2001 at YR 1,525 million. The financial committee in the parliament prepared a report of an increase by YR 119,050 thousand than 2000. That is by 9% increase including salaries, MPs bonuses, attending international and regional conferences, fuel and treatment expenses, etc.
The budget draft prepared by the financial committee Monday allocated YR 200 million to prepare designs for the new parliament building project.
Fuel expenses are defined at YR 231 thousand on a daily basis. That is, YR 84,300,000 with YR 7,220,000 increase than year 2000. Every MP is granted $4000 for treatment. Sums allocated to attend international and regional conferences have also been doubled from YR 60 million in year 2000 to YR 120 million in year 2001. Increase in salaries and fares is estimated at 14% mounting to YR 586,800,000 of which YR 54,980,000 is the primary salaries with 25% increase, 10,898,000, than year 2000. YR 50,070,000 is defined as bonuses.
However, there has not been any increase in MPs bodyguards allowances. Their salaries remained as they were in 2000, YR 70,800,000. Travel allowances have been increased from YR 75,280,000 to YR 93,340,000 and residence allowances from YR 73,280,000 to YR 109,400,000. Despite the government announced attitude to cut spending and apply the comprehensive economic reforms policy, these enormous increases saw light.

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