The executive vice president of the Institutionality and Justice Foundation (Finjus), Servio Tulio Castaños Guzmán, recommended closer inspection of the government payroll after evidence provided by the Ministry of Education that found more than 3,900 teachers collecting wages without offering the service. Around 30% of the National Budget goes to cover the bulging central government payroll.
Finjus called for audits and a purge to the payrolls as part of an effort to reduce corruption and improve democratic governance.
In a statement, Finjus expresses concern for the enlarging of the government payroll and how this affects the availability of funds for social services.
Recently, a similar situation was revealed in the Ministry of Foreign Relations where it is known the minister has over 50 advisors without these persons having experience in foreign or international relations. The beneficiaries were members of the same political party as the new Minister of Foreign Relations who had previously been legislators. They were named as advisors with wages of RD$150,000 at the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
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MetroRD
24 August 2017
