NewsWhore
09-14-2007, 02:30 PM
The Senate Freedom of Information Office revealed yesterday that the president of the PRD, the leading opposition party, Ramon Alburquerque received RD$2 million a month when he was president of the Senate (1998-2001). The breakdown is RD$65,000 wage, RD$5,400 travel expenses, RD$4,369 per diem, RD$13,000 expense account, RD$18,400 for scholarships to his province, RD$34,700 for other scholarships, RD$10,000 for gasoline, RD$7,000 for cell phone use, RD$100,150 for assistance to his province, RD$59,924 in a fund for more assistance, RD$44,500 another assistance fund, and RD$40,0000 another assistance fund. Also, RD$41,106.26 on another senate payroll, RD$54,048 for staff of his office in Monte Plata, and RD$507,869 from the presidential payroll, and RD$196,247 to pay for his personal security. Other funding at his discretion was RD$685,096 for his advisors payroll and RD$105,500 for journalistic assistance, for a total of RD$1,992,310.08 per month.
Alburqueque recently denounced high wages in the government, and provided a breakdown of the RD$2.5 million a month in wages and perks that he says the governor of the Central Bank receives.
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Alburqueque recently denounced high wages in the government, and provided a breakdown of the RD$2.5 million a month in wages and perks that he says the governor of the Central Bank receives.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)