Ghana: Bagbins Anti-Corruption FormulaBy Jonathan Adabre, 13 October 2006 Accra — The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Nadowli North, Mr. Alban Bagbin has suggested that Members of Parliament (MPs) and ministers of state should be paid a monthly salary of ¢39 million (US$4,200), if the state is to cut down on waste in the public sector and save money for development. Mr. Bagbin argued that if ministers and MPs are paid the proposed amount ,instead of the current arrangement of the state providing MPs, ministers and their deputies, with accommodation, vehicles and vehicle maintenance allowances, fuel, drivers, house-helps, garden boys, in addition to paying up their monthly utility bills, the nation could reduce the total spending on public officials by about 40%. The Minority Leader made the proposal while contributing to an open forum on how Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can assist government to generate enough revenue for development. The forum, was part of the deliberations of a three-day
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