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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 23 Jan 2007 : 13:38:42
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HALIFA CLARIFIES ON REPORT OF D500 MILLION EXPENDITURE
Reacting to the report captioned "Halifa Exposes D500M Unauthorized Expenditure," Halifa Sallah indicated that what he did was to scrutinize the estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2007 and expose miscellaneous expenditure amounting to 50 million and 20 million for 2006 and 2007, respectively, for settlement of confirmed outstanding debts; that he pointed out to the Secretary of State that such an expenditure continues to reoccur year after year. He observed that these outstanding debts confirms that the debts were not part of a normal budgeting process. That he questioned the legitimacy of paying for a debt that is incurred outside the normal budgeting process. He said that it is the SoS for Finance who indicated that the item will continue to reoccur since such debts amount to 500 million dalasis. This to Halifa reveals gross financial indiscipline and lack of transparency and accountability of the budgetary process. He indicated that reports should state the facts as they are.
See also: http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2811
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.009/2007, 22-23 January, 2007
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