SURINAME –  “The government should take lessons from common citizens to learn a thing or two about payment discipline,” said MP  Carl Breeveld (DOE).  The government is expected to answer a few questions regarding its financial status and the financing of the government’s social security system. Legislators want to know how the government will finance the system and how it will maintain the system.

“I deem the government’s financial policy messy,” said MP Breeveld who added that there are many cases of service providers and suppliers who have to wait a very long time before getting paid by the government. MP Breeveld pointed out that the government should first take care of its current financial obligations  before deciding to bite off more than it can chew…[+]