For MARIEN ARISTY CAPITAN The absence of clear rules about the valuation of the salaries of State has allowed wage policy several government institutions have been transformed into a new mechanism of corruption, according to findings of a study prepared by organiz ations of civil society.
This is the second "shadow report of civil society organizations on the applications of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption." Noting
that corruption is disguised abusive salary increases, compensation and incentives that have an apparent legal basis but they are not transparent, the civil society organizations reported that many officials are enriching themselves illegally.
"We're talking about salaries, allowances and incentives that go beyond the half million Dominican pesos per month and, in some cases even the nine thousand pesos. This is between fifteen and twenty-seven in 1500 thousand a month, "says the report which was delivered yesterday to the representative of the Organization of American States (OAS), Paul Durand.
These "dream officials" as defined by the report, they charge between 125 and 225 times the minimum salary of a humble civil servant, who earns around RD $ 4,000 a month.
Calling it an abuse of power and unfair to the worker who pays his taxes, indicate that this new form of corruption has spread from the creation of the Superintendence of Electricity, Securities, Pension and Health and Safety at Work, among others, whose incumbents have set outrageous salaries to both national and the international.
Regarding the origin of such wages, that bind to other forms of income and financing are often not clear, the report notes that began with the governor and some Central Bank officials of the Republic. Subsequently spread to several secretaries of state, the president and directors of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL), the superintendent and the mayor of Banks, and members of the Central Electoral Board and the Accounts Chamber, among others.
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One of the major shortcomings of state institutions is that they do not have any procurement system, which is why the wages of employees by 90% dependent on the discretion of the owner of the portfolio.
"A proof of the lack of equity is the absence of a rating system of charges, so it is a practice common in our institutions that the incumbent fixed wages to their employees in response to political, family, friends and other subjective criteria, violating the hierarchical relationships, responsibilities, capacity, performance and seniority. "
make an accurate assessment of the wage gap, however, was impossible for the drafters of the report, though he asked all the secretaries of state salaries for a total of thirty-four types of charges, most of them had not responded at the time of writing the report.
For this reason, they could only establish the difference between the wages of ten different positions in the as Secretary of Sports, Environment, Health and Industry and Trade.
The first comparison was charged domestic courier, which charges RD $ 10.875 in Sports; RD $ 3.314, Health, RD $ 7.150, in Environment, and RD $ 9.100, in Industry and Commerce.
A procurement assistant charged RD $ 12.061 in Sports; RD $ 6.361, Health, RD $ 14.990, in Environment, and RD $ 15.000 in Industry and Commerce, while a secretary earns RD $ 10.260 in Sports; RD $ 8.360 in Health; RD $ 14.338 in Environment, and RD $ 15,000 in Industry and Commerce.
On the other hand, a counter charge RD $ 22.000 in Sports, Health RD $ 17.490; RD $ 23.115 on Environment, and RD $ 40,000 in Industry and Commerce as an accounting manager receives RD $ 35.147 in Sports, Health RD $ 30.800; RD $ 50.993 on Environment, and RD $ 54.979.
For other managers, purchasing earn RD $ 35.147 in Sports; RD $ 30.800, Health, RD $ 50.993, in Environment, and RD $ 54.979 in Industry and Commerce, while the public relations earns RD $ 29.289, in Sports; RD $ 49.566, Health, RD $ 37.550, in Environment, and RD $ 92.150 Industry and Trade.
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