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‘There is no money in the kitty’; workers feeling

effects of budget cuts – Dr Luncheon

May 23, 2014 6:05 amCategory: latest newsA+ / A-

 

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Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has noted that the imminent arrival of the salary date for the month of May in the Public Service has with stark clarity, brought home the full impact of the 2014 Appropriation Act, which was passed in the Parliament subsequent to the $37.4B cut from the $220B National budget.

Cabinet Secretary. Dr. Roger Luncheon.

Cabinet Secretary. Dr. Roger Luncheon.

 

He told reporters at his post cabinet media briefing on Thursday (May 22) that the impact would no doubt take its toll on the livelihoods of the affected workers, particularly those at the Office of the President and its subventions agencies.

Both the capital and current expenditure programmes for administrative services for the Office of the President were disapproved by the Opposition.

“The impact were it to be felt would essentially see us putting up the for rent or for sale sign as there is no money in the kitty…nothing to support even the most routine activities of the Office of the President and the subvention agencies under the Office of the President,” Dr. Luncheon said.

He explained that the impact is such that it has not only threatened the discharge of the constitutional functions of the President, but livelihoods of many public officers as well. Many of these officers were appointed by the Public Service Commission to pensionable posts.

According to Dr Luncheon, the intellectual authors of the 2014 Appropriation Act need to be reminded that for these workers, the said Act may be seen as a denial of their constitutional rights.

“With such a track record, Guyanese must be warned and must be on the alert; the Opposition appears to have little attention, little care for the rights of ordinary Guyanese. They send the most conflicting of messages and conflicting of signals and this is all done as they pursue their narrow partisan political interests,” the Cabinet Secretary said.

 

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Originally Posted by Mr.T:

The money is in PPP held foreign bank accounts. That's one reason why they don't want currency control regulations.

 

The Caribbean Community has to put pressure on these scumbags, that is the only language that they understand

FM

OP runs out of money to pay salaries,

basic bills

May 23, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 

The administration says it has run out of money to pay even its most basic bills, as a budget cut last month in Parliament starts to bite deep.
Speaking yesterday at his weekly press briefing, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, disclosed that the issue of the budget cuts was raised on Tuesday during the Cabinet of Ministers’ meeting.

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary,
Dr. Roger Luncheon

With payday for May fast approaching, the stark clarity is that there is no money.
“The impact, were it to be felt, would essentially see us putting up the ‘for rent’ or ‘for sale’ sign as there is no money in the kitty…Nothing to support even the most routine activities of the Office of the President and the subvention agencies under the Office of the President.”
The Opposition during considerations of the 2014 National Budget voted against $37.4B, out of the $220B proposed by the administration.
The Opposition was targeting specific agencies, like the Government Information Agency (GINA) and National Communications Network (NCN), and a number of large-scale projects including the US$150M expansion of the Timehri airport and the building of the access roads to the Amaila Falls hydro project.
Among the entities affected was the Office of the President of which $1.3B was not approved for the current expenditure of the Administrative Services.
According to Luncheon, the impact of the cuts will affect workers at OP and a number of agencies which receives subventions.
The Cabinet Secretary said the impact of the cuts has not only threatened the discharge of the constitutional functions of the President, but livelihoods of many public officers as well. Many of these officers were appointed by the Public Service Commission to pensionable posts.
The budget disapproval may even be seen as denial of the workers’ constitutional rights, the official said.
“With such a track record, Guyanese must be warned and must be on the alert; the Opposition appears to have little attention, little care for the rights of ordinary Guyanese. They send the most conflicting of messages and conflicting of signals and this is all done as they pursue their narrow, partisan, political interests.”
Since 2012, the Opposition questioning Government’s spending and “lack of explanation” for a number of projects, has been cutting the National Budget presented by the Minister of Finance.
However, the High Court has ruled that the National Assembly does not have the power to cut the budget but rather can only disapprove it. The Government had restored the billions cut from the budget for the last two years.
The administration has not signaled whether it will take up the Opposition’s offer of going back to the National Assembly for some of the monies to be restored.

FM
Originally Posted by asj:
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

The money is in PPP held foreign bank accounts. That's one reason why they don't want currency control regulations.

 

The Caribbean Community has to put pressure on these scumbags, that is the only language that they understand

Now why will the Caribbean Community put pressure on Guyana when they have their own problems.

 

1.  Jamaica-broke

2.  Barbados-broke

3.  Antigua-tried to push back elections and only recently announced, even though they should have been held since March

4.  St Kitts Nevis is as bad as Guyana when it comes to a stubborn and corrupt  elected dictator.

5.  T&T-lawlessness and a govt which cannot function.

6.  St Lucia-broke

7   Grenada-broke

8.  St Vincent-another elected dictator and is also broke.

 

So why do you think any of them care.  If Guyanese don't do what they need to do to keep the PPP under control, then why should other people.  Civic society needs to take a stand, but they rather drink soup.

 

 

 

FM

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