Harmon questioned on $100M for 11 new contract workers
December 13, 2016 Politics 460 Views
Citizensreportgy.com
A total of 11 new contract workers at the Ministry of the Presidency, costing $100M, was the subject of questions in the National Assembly today, as the House continued day one of its scrutiny of expenditures included in Budget 2017.
Opposition Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill, raised the questions on the matter – putting those questions to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.
In response, Harmon claimed that there was a “budgetary shortfall” and the allocation addresses this and also deals with increases in wages and salaries for 52 workers and the relocation of 41 to other budget agencies.
Edghill requested the names, designations, and emoluments of the 11 contract employees to be provided to the Committee of Supply. Harmon committed to do so.
For the 2017 Budget, review said there was only a reduction in contract workers by 45 persons. Overall, the number of contract employees’ decreases from 4,254 (excluding the Regional Administrations) to 4,209, a fall of 45 persons.
The cost of contract employees is increasing from $9.2 billion to $11.0 billion, an increase of $1.8 billion. The average cost (excluding benefits such as gratuity) increases from $2.2M per person to $2.6M per person, or by 20.9%.
and for the next quarter of next year.