Improved Privileges for Outgoing Ethiopian Officials ProposedJanuary 22, 2017 - A new draft bill which was presented before the House of People's Representatives (HPR) on Tuesday aims to amend the existing proclamation on the rights and benefits of outgoing heads of state and government, senior government officials, members of parliament and judges, according to the Reporter. It also proposes improving privileges for senior governmental officials leaving office. The amended bill included details of the reforms made on the existing proclamation, including improvements made on rehabilitation allowance, severance pay, house allowance and vehicle service for outgoing government officials. The existing proclamation (653/2009) classifies the rights and benefits of the executive bodies in two categories. The first category is about heads of state and government while the second one is about other senior officials.

Source: Ethiopian News January 23, 2017 00:37 UTC