MP Wescot: “Government not transparent with respect to the budget of the Integrity Chamber. Answers to parliament not truthful and the question is why.”

December 7, 2022

PHILIPSBURG:--- The acceptance of the initial national budget 2022 included an amendment, initiated by coalition MP Brison that reduced the budget of the Integrity Chamber by approximately 700.000 guilders, without an utterance by the minister involved, in this case, the Prime Minister. This money was so-called redistributed to the island’s promotion. Only to learn later that this money could not be spent on promotion”, the MP explained.

In the meantime, the government was confronted with a disappointed Integrity Chamber, unable to fulfill (all of) its plans.

“Aware of this dilemma, I questioned the Prime Minister about her acceptance of ...

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