MPs cost taxpayers $1.7M for each sitting

This past week it was revealed that each sitting of Guyana’s National Assembly costs almost $2M.

Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman made the revelation as he pronounced on the special sitting requested by leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Brigadier (rtd) David Granger.

Granger had requested the special sitting to facilitate matters pertaining to the Linden Killings on July 18.

Trotman in response told Granger by way of letter that “The Clerk advises that the cost of convening the National Assembly is $1,712, 527.00 (one million seven hundred and twelve, five hundred and twenty-seven dollars); which amount has to be requisitioned.”