NewsWhore
09-07-2007, 02:21 PM
Congress is spending RD$26,593,628 annually on special "advisors" who, according to Diario Libre, do little more than collect their checks. Most of the advisors are just political appointees or public relations moves. The Chamber of Deputies spends RD$875,719 monthly on advisors for a yearly tab of RD$10,508,628 while the Senate spends RD$1,372,500, an annual bill of RD$16,470,000. In the Chamber of Deputies the highest salary paid to one of these advisors in RD$46,718 and the lowest salary is RD$5,000. In the Senate the highest salary is RD$60,000 and the lowest is RD$15,000. The group of technical advisors is made up of 19 professionals working various fields but the rest of the "advisors" are accredited as PLD, PRD, PRSC, PPC and UDC members.
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