PHILIPSBURG:— Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that government paying NAf 15 million a year in property rental is neither tenable nor acceptable in a time when public and private sector workers are being asked to reduce their standard of living by accepting cuts forced upon them. In a time of austerity measures, the MP said, Naf 15 million annually in rent is a gross injustice to the people.
Emmanuel’s comments came on the heels of the Audit Chamber’s mini audit on government rental and housing policy. The audit revealed that government in essence does not have ...
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