NewsWhore
01-10-2008, 02:20 PM
El Caribe reports that city councilors from Santo Domingo East, the National District and other municipalities have decided to follow the precedent set by their colleagues in San Cristobal and increase their benefits. The San Cristobal councilors recently increased their benefits from RD$100,000 to RD$150,000 (supposedly so they could afford luxury SUVs). El Caribe reports that the National District city councilors have now approved increases in their benefits from RD$90,000 to RD$113, while their counterparts in Santo Domingo Este announced increases from RD$80,000 to RD$92,000. In Santiago there is talk of doubling city councilors benefits from RD$44,000.
The city councilors are ignoring that the Municipal Law establishes that only 25% of municipal funding can be used on wages and benefits, while of the remaining 75%, 40% should go for investing in the community and another 31% for services.
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The city councilors are ignoring that the Municipal Law establishes that only 25% of municipal funding can be used on wages and benefits, while of the remaining 75%, 40% should go for investing in the community and another 31% for services.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)