The Speaker of the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC), Jeanine Mabunda, has written to the office of the Prime Minister asking for an increament of USD2000 for each member of Parliament.
Currently Congolese parliamentarians earn a monthly salary of just above USD7000, and should her wish be granted the figure will go up by more than USD9000.
The speaker also wants Parliament's working budget to increase by nearly 50%, from an annual USD115 million to USD215 million.
The request comes as a surprise since there have been calls to reduce the cost of lifestyle maintenance for politicians and senior government officials; especially in light of the country's economic hardship.
However, rumors has it that the Speaker made this demand after government had tripled the salary of President Felix Tshisekedi. It's not yet known how much the President earns, despite an earlier promise by Felix Tshisekedi to make this information public.
But according to data from the Ministry of Budget, expenditure within the President's office had doubled over the past year, up from about USD35,527 million in 2019 to nearly USD67,752 million in 2020
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