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South Sudan faces budget deficit over Kiir’s 100 percent salary increment

South Sudan's Ministry of Finance and Planning has warned that the ministry is facing hard times to implement the 100 percent civil servant and army salary increment that was announced by President Salva Kiir Mayardit in July.  

SUDANS POST EDITORS by SUDANS POST EDITORS
November 27, 2021
Reading Time: 4 mins read

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit in 2020 [Photo by Reuters]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit in 2020 [Photo by Reuters]
JUBA – South Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Planning has warned that the ministry is facing hard times to implement the 100 percent civil servant and army salary increment that was announced by President Salva Kiir Mayardit in July.

Speaking during a presentation at the 5th Governors’ Forum in Juba on Friday, First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Carlo Ocum, said the new salary structure directed by President Kiir has outstretched existing fiscal budget by around 300%.

“On the issue of salaries, I want to clarify here that I am glad that the national ministers who are here [were present] when we presented the budget; the tough issue was salary increase. There was a [problem] that when you try to capture this into the budget, it was really above the budget of the Republic of South Sudan,” Ocum said.

The senior government official further said the ministry had a proposal that would see the salary increment on hold until the next fiscal year, but was rejected by the Council of Ministers.

“We suggested we put it on hold and implement it the following year when resources are available, but this was not accepted. We went back and did our homework, and we tried to create a policy on how to accommodate this problem; it was giving the deficit of over 300 cash percentage from the budget,” said Ocum.

“Then we put two scenarios if we withdraw 50 per cent of that budget, but still it was weighing above the resources. So we said ok we commit to increasing, but let us resort to what the current payments [are] before going on to double it. We just take the challenges of the previous physical year we must divide it by two,” Ocum added.

For his part, minister of information Michael Makuei who doubles also as the government spokesman the budget was high in total and that the council directed the request of supplementary budgets in areas that were not covered in the proposed budget figure.

“It was observed that in case of any shortcomings, the ministries and minister of finance are free to make supplementary budgets in areas which are not yet fully covered by the budget,” he said.

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  1. Gol Bol says:
    1 day ago

    “South Sudan faces budget deficit over Kiir’s 100 percent salary increment”

    *Says who? South Sudan is *in 100% deposit* than your *evil Juus (so-called israelis) attack dogs, Kennedy, Harvard business school* Your damned so-called US, Wall Streets and their evil allies are on * IN INFLATION* Lowly informed South Sudanese low lives, READ ECONOMICS 101.

    Lots of MONEY in *CIRCULATION*—-probably though, that money was *acquired through a cheap and dirty means* That is how how evil juus (so-called israelis) attack dogs and terrorists have been, making making a living over the backs of our country and over our people all the times. And get away with it.

    I will give hint again, *one country, two systems* isn’t going to fly in South Sudan. Hong Kong is not a country, Singapore is not a country, Malaysia is not a country, Taiwan is not a country, Australia is not a country, w respect the Indigenous people of Australia, we asked them armed themselves and destroy people piece of their country. *Survivable for the fittest—–Charles Darwin of which indigenous of Australia we consigned to, all are Equal, but some animals more equal than others, says, English boy, Mr. George Orwell, wrote a very good read, it for young people and adults as well. I read that book in *Kiswhahili at Nakuru high School, Rift Valley* There is another book, a drama—-he is Russian boy, who wrote the book——Mr. Nikolai Gogol, Incognito, low lives, you have been caught in ‘incognito’.

    After I built Opera house of *Australia loggia*, nothing to do with Australia so-called *Loggia award*, but for Acoustic*

    Lowly educated piece of trash, follow us—-the Muonyjangs/Jaangs/Jenges/Dinkas of the Sudan and Egypt, we are back with a lot vengeance. We are the Ancient Egyptians, follows us, if you really think, you can really can. The Nile is not control by low lives and piece of trashes, but the owners, Muonyjiengs/Jaangs/Jenges/Dinkas of the Sudan and Egypt,

    Tɔŋ (war) is here, there will be no no white RACE ON THIS PLANET EARTH. Get your your rubbish out of Southern Africa and Take them to Western Australia so-called Christmas Island, Nauru, the UK, Indonesia, Macau (biggest gambling capital in Asia), East Timore if you can, Hong Kong—-is where the secret societies always and hide in loots in. Did Opium War. People of Hong Kong are very honest, they are Cantonese by the way. When I were at the UNSW, Sydney Australia. A lot of my students were from Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia young babies. Hong Kong is not a country, it has already been over by the owners Chinese people, Did you forget *the Opium war*. Watch out fellows?>>>>

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