The government invests about US $ 1.5 billion a year in travel expenses for civil servants, which is why a system of auditing travel expenses for civil servants when traveling in the performance of their duties is being implemented.
The announcement was made by the presidency’s administrative minister, José Ignacio Paliza, who added that officials will have five days to arrive in the country to report what they spent on their per diem and to return the money left in the single account of the National Treasury.
With this measure, according to Paliza, the Government would save 60% of these resources invested in travel expenses.
In addition, the payment of first class tickets will be limited to any official and anyone wishing to travel in a class other than tourist, must complete the plane ticket with their own resources.
“We want to save money and send the right message,” Paliza said at a news conference in the Orlando Martinez Hall of the National Palace.
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