Extra Funding Sought for New NA Building
By Lor Chandara
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said Monday that he is seeking to add $7.5 million to the National Assembly budget for 2007 to cover the costs of furnishing and staffing the new and considerably larger parliament building.
Cheam Yeap said he will request the money from the Ministry of Finance, on top of the $15 million amount budgeted for the current Assembly for 2006.
"The new building is gigantic in size if I compare it to the old one," Cheam Yeap said.
"A large variety of new equipment is necessary to create a more comfortable and convenient workplace so everyone can work in the interests of the nation," he said.
"We cannot work under the shade of a tree. We need a building for history."
The new Assembly, located next to the towering Naga Corp Casino, is due for completion in June 2007. The old Assembly, which will be given to the Supreme Court, is currently located on Street 63.
Among other items, the new building requires five times more cleaners than the 30 cleaning staff currently servicing the current Assembly, Cheam Yeap added.
On top of that the new building also requires 50 times more electricity than the old Assembly, and will have more than 300 offices and meeting halls compared to the current 31.
Though there are currently only 122 lawmakers to occupy the 300 offices, Cheam Yeap said the additional rooms will be needed in the years to come.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Yim Sovann said the extra millions for the Assembly budget should be handled in a responsible manner.
"We have to examine what items in the budget are needed and what are not," he said.
The Assembry should not be allowed to expand its bloated numbers of staff any further, Yim Sovann said, adding that there are already 600 people on its payroll.
Cheam Yeap said he will request the money from the Ministry of Finance, on top of the $15 million amount budgeted for the current Assembly for 2006.
"The new building is gigantic in size if I compare it to the old one," Cheam Yeap said.
"A large variety of new equipment is necessary to create a more comfortable and convenient workplace so everyone can work in the interests of the nation," he said.
"We cannot work under the shade of a tree. We need a building for history."
The new Assembly, located next to the towering Naga Corp Casino, is due for completion in June 2007. The old Assembly, which will be given to the Supreme Court, is currently located on Street 63.
Among other items, the new building requires five times more cleaners than the 30 cleaning staff currently servicing the current Assembly, Cheam Yeap added.
On top of that the new building also requires 50 times more electricity than the old Assembly, and will have more than 300 offices and meeting halls compared to the current 31.
Though there are currently only 122 lawmakers to occupy the 300 offices, Cheam Yeap said the additional rooms will be needed in the years to come.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Yim Sovann said the extra millions for the Assembly budget should be handled in a responsible manner.
"We have to examine what items in the budget are needed and what are not," he said.
The Assembry should not be allowed to expand its bloated numbers of staff any further, Yim Sovann said, adding that there are already 600 people on its payroll.
3 comments:
For that extra $ 7.5 millions Chiem Yeap wiil enrich his pocket atleast $ 2 Millions.He got half of the money steeling from the building of the new national assembly.Kol Pheng got less and Kim San got less then Cheam Yeap.
Wow, this governemnt really thinks something, like buildings, for history, will this government need to build all national assembly members' statutes for history to keep inside the new building? if so money shoud be increased. Hey,
You guys can increase to any amount of money you want for your 122 members' expense, for the dignity andinterst of our nation, because you have more than 13 millions Khmer population for sucking and exploiting.
AH CHEAM YEAP got his training by the Vietcong to be an economist! What kind of economist mentally is this? How on Earth AH CHEAM YAP can spent million dollars which AH HUN SEN government don't have?
I like to see AH CHEAM YAP do his magic trick!ahahahaha He is going to pull million of dollars from thin air and spend it!
Cambodian people should not trust any Cambodian leaders trained by the Vietcong! God bless Cambodian people!
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