Names of defaulters – GOOLSARRAN

“Although on an overall basis, the Commission’s budget increased by 15.4 percent in 2019 (from 39 million in 2018 to 45 million in 2019), of the eight line items comprising the budget, six items have seen reductions varying from 2.9 percent to 95.1 percent. The two line items from which the cost of publication of the names of defaulters are normally made are Other goods, and services, and Other operating expenses, which have a combined allocation of $8.853 million.”

“It is rather unfortunate that, considering the Integrity Commission’s overall mandate of securing the integrity of persons in public life as well as its specific responsibilities…the administration has seen it fit to reduce its budgetary allocation.”

ANAND GOOLSARRAN