Ports Authority have adopted their own fund raising arrangements on the strength of their balance sheets. It is proposed to encourage entities engaged in commercial operations in running rest houses, property development, trading activities, wildlife, universities, research institutions, construction companies etc, to have greater commercial freedom subject to compliance with recognized financial and auditing standards. In order to facilities this process, it is proposed to make relevant amendments to the 1971 Finance Act and the 2003 Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act.
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The Public Service
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Honorable Speaker, this Government has increased salaries, Cost-ofLiving and other allowances to public servants, considerably. Salary anomalies of public servants were corrected. The salary arrears of teachers have been settled. Specific service related allowances have also been provided to professionals and university lecturers. Housing, vehicle and other loan facilities have been expanded. Agrahara
Medical
telecommunication
Insurance
facilities
were
Scheme
and
provided.
The
Upahara freeze
on
recruitment to the public service was removed and recruitment commenced. Since 2006 nearly 91,000 unemployed graduates have been recruited to the public service and a new Services Minute to institutionalize the Development Officers Service was created to secure their career prospects. Intensified staff training programmes have been expanded to improve language, IT and professional skills among public servants. Foreign training opportunities have also been expanded.
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