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02-12-2007, 05:00 PM
The Chamber of Accounts has been asked to rule on whether JCE judges are correct in accepting an incentive that covers the income tax deductions they should be paying the government, as would apply to other citizens. Interestingly, as Diario Libre points out, a decision to the contrary would affect the remuneration of the Chamber of Accounts judges themselves, as they receive the same incentives. Andres Terrero, president of the Chamber of Accounts, disclosed that the privilege is common to many government bodies. He mentioned that all Chamber of Accounts judges, all Supreme Court Judges, as well as all Central Electoral Board judges receive the incentive that had not been objected until now. New JCE judge Aura Celeste Fernandez refused to receive the incentive, and another JCE judge, Mariano Rodriguez, recently followed suit, explaining that it is an unfair privilege that violates the law.
As reported in Diario Libre, JCE judges receive monthly payments of between RD$295,000 and RD$292,000, while the Chamber of Accounts judges receive wages ranging from RD$475,000 to RD$375,000 a month.
Judge Aura Celeste Fernandez has also questioned the fact that JCE judges receive full pensions despite only having served four years in government, when the law for government employee retirement establishes a minimum 20-year term for pensions eligibility.
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As reported in Diario Libre, JCE judges receive monthly payments of between RD$295,000 and RD$292,000, while the Chamber of Accounts judges receive wages ranging from RD$475,000 to RD$375,000 a month.
Judge Aura Celeste Fernandez has also questioned the fact that JCE judges receive full pensions despite only having served four years in government, when the law for government employee retirement establishes a minimum 20-year term for pensions eligibility.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)