NewsWhore
12-21-2006, 05:00 PM
The report on the Dominican economy released by the Central Bank, for the period of January-September is missing key information. The data provided by the report doesn't include the numerical value of employees and doesn't include specifics on payroll. The report in fact only provided the amount of government employees in percentages. Also the report only included figures for central government, decentralized and autonomous institutions and municipalities, not temporary employment. Using data from 2005 and comparing it to figures released by the Central Bank, Diario Libre writes that the government has 329,414 employees, 36,414 in decentralized entities, and 51,682 in the municipalities. The Central Bank report indicates that the government payroll increased by 412% during the period in question, as did payroll from the executive branch, by 20.5%. The army also grew by 3.2% due to recruitment. Decentralized institutions grew by 53% as compared to the same period in 2005. The government has been criticized for padding the public payroll with unnecessary jobs that have increased government spending and forced increased taxes.
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