Gov’t Increases Wagebill from 2.4 Trillion To 5.2 Trillion – Hon. Abdul Kargbo Reveals
Gov’t Increases Wagebill from 2.4 Trillion To 5.2 Trillion
– Hon. Abdul Kargbo Reveals
Gov’t Increases Wagebill from 2.4 Trillion To 5.2 Trillion
– Hon. Abdul Kargbo Reveals
During the maiden press conference of the APC members of Parliament held on Wednesday 29th May, 2024 at the party headquarters in Freetown, the Leader of the opposition in Parliament, Hon. Abdul Kargbo, exposed the spending spree of the government, which, according to him, is contributing to the country’s external debt burden.
He expressed anger on the way the government is recruiting people, especially when they know that the country is in an economic breakdown.
He went on to reference that during the Koroma led administration in 2018, the wage bill was Le 1.9 trillion, which was criticized by the then main opposition, SLPP, as bloated, but now the wage bill has increased exponentially. He cited that the wage bill has increased from Le2.4 trillion in 2019 to Le5.2 trillion in 2023, adding that it is projected to increase to Le6.5 trillion in 2024.
