Institutions seek bigger budgets
The Elections Commission warned MVR80 million was not enough for the parliamentary elections in March.
21 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Senior officials from independent institutions met Tuesday night with parliament’s budget review committee and expressed concern with the annual budgets of their offices.
Elections Commission member Amjad Musthafa told MPs that MVR80 million (US$5.1 million) earmarked for the parliamentary elections in March was insufficient.
The EC anticipates higher expenditure than previous polls due to two new constituencies and plans to add more ballot boxes to solve the problem of long lines faced in September’s presidential election, Musthafa explained.
The commission also plans to create 14 permanent posts and outsource legal consultancy, he added, appealing for an additional MVR9 million.
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