Govt Cuts 17K Employment but Keeps Funds Overall Unchanged

The federal government has started chopping 17,000 careers, but according to the latest draft of the annual funds, the reduction in work opportunities has not impacted the complete allocated expenditures, as the overall has remained the identical as the earlier draft. 

The Ministry of Finance admitted that the reduction in work opportunities does not have an effect on the total finances for fiscal many years. 

The 3rd draft of the present-day fiscal year’s finances meanwhile has not named for a modify in authorities employees’ salaries, which lawmakers proposed was a feasible federal government tactic. MPs have turned down the initial two drafts of the price range.

 “There really should be a alter in the complete of the spending budget if there are job cuts. The conversations (on the spending plan) are underway,” stated Azim Kebarzani, an MP from Herat and a member of the finance and spending budget committee of the Household. 

The two proposed drafts of the fiscal calendar year 1400 budget present that small-revenue personnel of the ministries of justice, interior affairs, community overall health, finance, mines and petroleum, general public will work and transportation have been eradicated from their jobs. The career cuts cover more than 60 budgetary models.  

Critics say the career cuts do not contact establishments viewed as inefficient or all those called out for operating parallel, redundant operations for the federal government.

“There is a 21 billion Afs ($271 million) raise although there really should have been 5 billion Afs ($64 million) reduce if there are 21,000 career cuts,” mentioned Abdul Rauf Inami, an MP. 

“What will the destiny be of the 1000’s who are dropping their careers?” requested Keramuddin Rezazada, an MP. 
 
The government’s construction incorporates 882,000 posts, in accordance to the third draft, but it has not outlined the 17,000 job cuts. 

“Reductions or additions to government work have no effect on the whole of the finances due to the fact the Ministry of Finance is having to pay the salaries of appointed officials not based mostly on the accredited construction,” said Faridullah Nawekht, head of the media office environment of the Ministry of Finance. 

The third spending budget draft for the present fiscal 12 months that begun on December 21, 2020, predicts 199 billion Afs ($2.5 billion) for federal government employees’ salaries.

Of this, 135 billion Afs ($1.7 billion) has been allocated for the ministries of protection, interior affairs and training.