{"id":24776,"date":"2022-11-29T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/activist-says-assembly-budgetary-increment-unjustifiable"},"modified":"2022-11-29T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:24:37","slug":"activist-says-assembly-budgetary-increment-unjustifiable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/activist-says-assembly-budgetary-increment-unjustifiable","title":{"rendered":"Activist says Assembly budgetary increment unjustifiable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A prominent human rights advocate and social commentator has described the budgetary increment for the National Assembly as \u201cimmoral and unjustifiable\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n

According to budget estimates, the Speaker\u2019s salary is being proposed to increase from D658, 534.00 to D1,560, 000 per annum while Deputy Speaker, would get an annual salary increment from D551, 100 to D716, 430; the Majority Leader from D540, 552 to D702, 718 and the Minority Leader from D510, 000 to D663, 000.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the cumulative annual salary for other members of the National Assembly would also be increased from D24, 960, 000 to D32, 448, 000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell clearly the decision to increase their salaries at astronomical levels is immoral and unjustified and it is certainly not in the national interest, precisely because the country cannot afford such hikes in the midst of an ever-deepening economic crisis,\u201d Jeggan Grey Johnson told in reaction to the increments.<\/p>\n

He said it is a total abuse of office and state resources as \u201cit is illegal\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA total breach of section 112 (b) of the constitution under self-enrichment. This also speaks to dictates of conscience and the national interest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Anti-corruption activist and executive director \u2013 Gambia Participates, Marr Nyang, said: \u201cIs it unfair for NAMs to increase the salary of the National Assembly members and staff of the NA by 30%? I think they are following a precedent that was set by the executive when they decided to introduce a 30% increment for all public servants in July 2022 excluding the National Assembly and other government institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Gambia\u2019s budget is more administrative than pro-poor and it is not pro-development. If you have 85% of your money going into administrative costs, the development pace will be slow. This is why we have started supporting Parliament to push for programme-based budgeting and as well expand their legislative oversight on the budget,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Also commenting, former director of budget, Momodou Sabally, said the 2023 budget estimate is \u201cnot fit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, approving it means exacerbating macroeconomic economic instability and sending a bad signal to our donors and development partners. A government whose Central Bank is increasing interest rates to curb inflation, presents a budget that is increasing expenditure and net lending in the face of dwindling revenue and grants; this does not make any sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot also understand why the government is increasing its expenditures with frivolous activities like opening new embassies and neglecting critical growth drivers like agriculture. It is delusional to factor in budget support for 2023 when the minister has admitted that expected funds for the same purpose did not materialize in 2022. This is a recipe for further borrowing and worsening of public debt burden,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He said the increase in earnings of the Speaker and the NAMs is \u201ccompletely objectionable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA country whose children are dying for lack of safe paracetamol syrup cannot afford a 100 percent increase of pay for their House Speaker and purchase of luxury cars worth about D3 million each for NAMs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. A prominent human rights advocate and social commentator has described the budgetary increment for the National Assembly as \u201cimmoral and unjustifiable\u201d. 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