There's a simple way to cut overspending!

I WOULD like to suggest an easy and effective method of preventing over-spending by government Ministries and Parastatals.

It would simply involve deducting from the salary of the

Minister/Head of Parastatal the percentage by which the

Ministry/Parastatal has overspent on their budget.

In any organisation, it is the person at the top who is

responsible for how everything is run.

 

If they feel some sort of personal conseqeunce for poor

performance, we would soon see some drastic changes in money

wasting.

 

They could in turn deduct percentages from their deputies,

permanent secretaries, department managers etc. if specific

departments do not meet their budgets.

 

There could also be incentives for keeping within or even below

budget.

 

Sadly, I doubt if my suggestion will become reality, but it is

nice to dream of a deficit-free country.

 

C Tordiffe

Walvis Bay

 

In any organisation, it is the person at the top who is responsible

for how everything is run.If they feel some sort of personal

conseqeunce for poor performance, we would soon see some drastic

changes in money wasting.They could in turn deduct percentages from

their deputies, permanent secretaries, department managers etc. if

specific departments do not meet their budgets.There could also be

incentives for keeping within or even below budget.Sadly, I doubt

if my suggestion will become reality, but it is nice to dream of a

deficit-free country.C Tordiffe

Walvis Bay

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