VIDEO: PM Says Some Treasury Staff Paid by Big Business to Fast-Track Large Payments, While Poor People Can’t Get Paid
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has alleged that certain Treasury employees are being compensated by powerful businesspeople to prioritize their payments ahead of smaller local suppliers owed by the government.
Speaking on his weekly radio programme on Saturday, Browne said the practice has led to unfair delays for small contractors and vendors, some of whom have waited years to be paid while larger players get rapid disbursements.
The Prime Minister said he has directed the Accountant General to stop issuing large payments or check exchanges without Cabinet approval.
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It is universally know and widowers that has been going on since the 60’s
By making this statement, Prime Minister admitting to his own mismanagement? Or culpability?
Years this has been happening. Some large players get paid every week, while we small.contractors have to wait extended periods. Many small businesses have folded because of lack of payment. Guess the kickbacks sweeter them more than fair payments. I have personally suffered so I’m talking on facts.
How many years it took you to figure this out?
All this paints a very sad, damaging and devastating operation of government. Once again instead of making these claims and innuendos, serious investigations ought to be mounted such that the operations of government is no longer being impeded and sabotaged by persons who only have their own interest at heart. The Whorainee and BlakHaded and others have their internal link. They get their cheques no matter what government cash flow is and they boast and brag about it. Internal helpers get their handsome commission. The whole of Antigua knows this. If you only find this out now, it shows just how disjointed you are from reality. I tell you, the system is rotten to the core.
Better late than never. I agree with the PM to put an end to this. It is something that has been happening for many years. I will give jack his jacket but when it’s appropriate the jackass will get the harness
Anyone who has done business with government has gone through this. You go day after day to collect what’s yours and they drag it on for years, telling you to come back tomorrow. Yet Black Hadeed is there multiple times per week and collects a cheque every time.
I really think the pm was one of those contractor’s .. I really don’t believe all of this 🐂 💩…
..lying NF..
What a man can chat!!!
UPP, if Gaston was in opposition he would not let a story like this rest.
Let me see what the fearless leader of UPP does.
Everybody in government corrupt except Gaston and his wife. The whole cabinet and public sector. Just Gaston and Maria one a saints.