EC concerned over insufficient funds to hold Majlis election
06 Mar 2014, 4:02 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
With parliamentary elections due to be held on March 22, Elections Commission (EC) member Ali Mohamed Manik has stated that the commission’s budget does not currently have sufficient funds to hold an election.
Manik stated that, while an estimated MVR38 million is needed for the parliamentary elections, the commission’s budget has a remainder of MVR9 million after the salaries of staff and allowances for political parties are subtracted from the total value.
“Currently, even the unpaid bills amount to more than MVR9 million,” Manik told local media on Thursday.
“The Finance Ministry is saying that there is money in the budget because they are considering the money put aside for salaries and political party allowances,” Manik explained.
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