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Dec 08, 2018 News
The budgetary allocations for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) not only outstrip that of the Ministry of Agriculture, but also the 10 administrative regions. This was recently pointed out by the 2019 budget focus, an annual document that is prepared by Ram and McRae Chartered Accountants.
The accounting firm noted that current expenditure allocation for the Guyana Defence Force is $12.9 billion, up from $11.5 billion in 2018. In fact, Ram and McRae pointed out that between 2014 and 2019, total expenditure on the Army would have risen from $7.4 billion to $12.9 billion which sees it receiving a higher allocation than the Ministry of Agriculture and for each of the ten Administrative Regions.
Ram and McRae said, “The Guyana Defence Force continues to receive allocations that appear beyond the country’s capacity and the Force’s contribution to the country. That the Force is also one of the major beneficiaries of supplementary provisions suggests some special treatment and poor oversight that cannot be excused on security grounds.”
The entity concluded therefore that the resources allocated to the Army are mis-directed. It also noted its support for the recommendation by former Army Captain Gerald Gouveia that those resources should be reallocated to the Guyana Police Force and to social services.
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