The legislative caucus of the Collaborating Political Parties(CPP) is threatening not to vote for passage of the draft national budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 unless a number of unresolved issues are addressed. Monrovia – The legislative caucus of the Collaborating Political Parties(CPP) is threatening not to vote for passage of the draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 unless a number of unresolved issues are addressed. In an initial review of the expenditure side of the FY 2021 Budget, the caucus observed that a number of appropriations appear to have been inadequately budgeted for. A document prepared by the caucus observed that in the draft Budget, US$5,033,683 was appropriated for elections in the FY 19/20 Budget, which ended June 30, 2020. The caucus also raised concerns about the drastic reduction in pension for General Civil Service from US$1,918,708 in the FY 19/20 Budget to US$500,000 in the Draft FY 20/21 Budget, a reduction of US$1,418,708.

Source: Front Page Africa August 10, 2020 04:18 UTC