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07-10-2008, 04:50 PM
Former PRSC secretary general Sergia Elena de Seliman made news yesterday when she calculated that the Chamber of Deputies' RD$5 billion budget, when divided by 178 deputies, means that the legislative chamber costs Dominicans RD$24 million each. The statement made on the Nuria & Huchi afternoon talk show on CDN Radio adds to the public outrage over the high cost of several government departments, which are better known for their spending than for their contributions to the country's development and wellbeing. The statement comes at a time when there is widespread support for reducing or at least freezing the number of deputies. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Julio Cesar Valentin says that he will make the proposal when the debates for reforming the Constitution take place. As the Constitution currently stands, the number of deputies increases as the population increases.
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