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Belize Response to IMF Report | Channel5Belize com

Mar 15, 2021 Belize Response to IMF Report On Friday, the International Monetary Fund issued its concluding statement after their annual country visit.  The Government of Belize has responded to the report saying the IMF has now confirmed what Prime Minister John Briceño has been saying for months regarding the financial legacy left by his predecessor Dean Barrow.  The IMF reports that Belize had been in a recession well before the COVID-19 pandemic.  It also indicates the previous government had borrowed seventy million dollars over the years 2019 and 2020 to meet operating costs, including salaries.  The debt grew so much it has reached one hundred and thirty percent of the Belize’s annual Gross Domestic Product, or four point two billion dollars.  As expected, the IMF report recommends the urgent implementation of an Economic Recovery Plan which curtails spending and increases revenue collection.  They are also recommending a restructuring of government debts

3-year 10% Salary Cut; 3-year Salary Freeze! | The Guardian Newspaper

On Friday, March 5, the Government of Belize sent a letter to the presidents of the Public Service Union (PSU), the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB), the President of the Association of Public Service Senior Managers (APSSM), and the President of the Belize National Teacher’s Union (BNTU). The letter was written to inform them that the government was proposing a three-year 10% salary cut for public officers. Additionally they are proposing a three-year salary freeze. This, according to the Government the salary cut will hold in place and is estimated to save 60 million dollars per year. The increment freeze for itself is expected to yield a 20 million dollars per year in savings. The letter states that “It is expected that the unions will recommend the method by which such minimum savings will be achieved, for example, by way of a flat rate across-the-board adjustment or a progressive salary band-based adjustment.”

MOU signed for Good Governance Curriculum | The Guardian Newspaper

MOU signed for Good Governance Curriculum | The Guardian Newspaper
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