Central Government Alone: Finance Is $11 Billion Spent on Salaries of Officials Who Traveled on Leave

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The public officials involved who have left the central government amount to almost 1,500.

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The independent MP-PPD and member of the Commission Investigating medical licenses in the public sector, Héctor Ulloa, classified as "indignant" the figures released by the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel, on this case. "Almost 11 billion pesos is the tax expense on the salaries of officials who traveled on medical leave. This figure is outrageous, mainly because this situation could have been stopped in time," said MP Ulloa. The MP said that …

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Minister Mario Marcel pointed out that the public officials involved in this case who have left the central government reach 1,468.

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The Ministry of Finance gave a new balance sheet with respect to officials of the central administration who used medical licences to travel abroad.On average, the leave lasted 18.9 days. Budget Director Javiera Martínez explained that “considering the average remuneration reported, it is preliminary estimated that the officials to be provided with summary payments received $10,938 million in remuneration paid during these periods of absence.” M…