The cessation of the payment of salaries of non-enlisted agents in a situation of unjustified absence and the readjustments, would generate a monthly gain of more than 1.3 billion FCFA and an annual saving of more 15 billion FCFA per year, according to government forecasts.

The Council of Ministers on Thursday reported 3,892 non-enlisted agents and two fraudulently enrolled with a total salary expense of 887 million 701 thousand 670 FCFA per month and 10 billion 652 million 420 thousand 040 FCFA annually.

According to the executive, the combined impact of the salary interruptions required as a precautionary measure for non-enlisted agents in a situation of unjustified absence and the attenuation of the monthly salary charge induced by the adjustment made to the pay of enlisted agents, would generate a monthly gain of 1 billion 306 million 684 thousand 671 FCFA, i.e. an annual saving on the forecast trend estimated at 15 billion 680 million 216 thousand 052 FCFA.

For the government, after the first phase of the operation, which only concerned public officials of the State signing on the SIGASPE, the prospects relate to the continuation of the payroll control operation within the National Armed Forces. and the Primary Health Care Management Agency.

Source: Burkina Information Agency