Office of the President Among Top Overspending Institutions in 2024
Although Parliamentarians failed to perform budget oversight, our latest publication on the government's expenditure reveals that the Office of the President has overspent by over D130 million for the first 11 months of 2024. More in our latest budget report.
FactCheck: Did Total Salaries Increase by 110% Under President Barrow’s Leadership?
During the tabling of the 2025 Executive Budget, Finance Minister Hon. Seedy Keita claimed wrongly that salaries have increased by 110% during President Barrow’s tenure. Our FactCheckers have investigated this and verified calculations with a senior government official and an economist showing this to be inaccurate.
2024 Quarter Three: Debt Service Overcrowds Gov’t Expenditure in Key Economic Areas
Askanwi’s latest budget analysis shows that Debt Service continues to overcrowd Government’s Expenditure in key economic areas such as health, education, agriculture, and infrastructure in 2024, with the situation expected to worsen in 2025.
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