Clearly these guys were making lots of cash when they were in the opposition, and feel taht they must be compensated to support their lavish lifestyles.

They have told the population that they will get this money, one way or the other, either by being paid, or stealing.

Problem is I am already hearing rumors that one has to "pay" to get an audience with some of these guys.

I would like to see someone leak their income tax filings from previous years to see "how much they made."  

Yesterday it was reported that the government plans to table a bill that permits commercial banks to share info on clients' accounts with the Guyana Revenue Agency once the request is lawful. I suppose the reasoning behind that bill is: If GRA notices that a businessman or doctor or lawyer pays a trifle amount of tax but has a heavy bank account, GRA can prosecute for tax evasion.

What about politicians?

BASIC ANNUAL SALARY

[A] CABINET

Prime Minister .............................. $20,580,000

3 Vice Presidents @ $11,135,064 ..... $33,405,192

11 Ministers @ $10,439,124 ...........$114,830,364

8 Junior Ministers @ $8,364,492 .......$66,915,936

          Total ..... $235,731,492

[B] PRESIDENCY

President ....................

Minister J. Harmon ....... $10,439,124

Minister R. Trotman ......   $8,364,492

Minister W. Felix .............$8,364,492

          Total ... $27,168,108

[A] + [B] = $262,899,600

GILBAKKA'S OBSERVATIONS:

[1] 27 coalition ministers are now paid a combined annual salary of $262,899,600 so that they won't "thief all over the place."

[2] The numbers above represent basic salary, excluding allowances.

[3] I don't know President Granger's basic salary.

[4] In other threads I notice some members are converting these numbers and comparing Guyana's ministers' salaries to Canadian ministers' salaries. How about comparing Guyanese public servants' salaries to Canadian public servants' salaries?

[5] I understand that local government elections will be held next April, after the national budget is passed in parliament. I want to believe that the coalition will give public servants, nurses, teachers, policemen etc big salary increases so they too won't have to "thief all over the place."

Overall, I think the coalition has slipped up here and there but I am hopeful that better must come before 2020.

Salary increases should be tied to performance and inflation. In this scenario they should get a salary decrease given the poor performance of the economy and continued crime spree.