However, it wants to ensure that the government has adequate resources to address the developmental challenges of the State. “In the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 National Budget, the Legislature appropriated to herself US$49.2 million against US$49.3 million for FY-2017/2018. The ILC said in the budget, the House Speaker, Senate Pro-Tempore and the Deputy Speaker, all other members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have no discretional authority over the execution of the Legislature’s Budget. But in the same Budget, the Speaker receives the allotment of US$29,700 as special allowance per month, but is inclusive of his discretionary budget of US$1.22 million. Others are Representatives Hanson S. Kiazolu, District #17 Montserrado County; Vicent S.T.

Source: Daily Observer May 15, 2019 02:26 UTC