PM: Report those asking for commission for Govt debt settlements

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Prime Minister James Marape … private sector don’t owe any public servant any special money to get paid for goods and services

PM: Report those asking for commission for Govt debt settlements

PORT MORESBY: The Papua New Guinea Government owes the private sector about K800 million as at end of last October.

The debt, for goods and services, dates back to 2015 including expenses for the 2015 Pacific Games and the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Summit.

And Prime Minister James Marape wants the Treasury and Finance to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

He also warned: “You (businesses) don’t owe any public servant any special money to get your claims procured or what the State owes you for the services you delivered.

Lodge police reports against anyone who demanded commission for the settling of Government debts with the private sector.”

For more details on the matter, read on for the news that was published by The National:



Report those soliciting favour: PM

February 23, 2021The NationalMain Stories

By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
PRIME Minister James Marape wants businesses to lodge police reports against anyone who demanded commission for the settling of Government debts with the private sector.
“You (businesses) don’t owe any public servant any special money to get your claims procured or what the State owes you for the services you delivered,” he added.
“The Treasury and Finance will facilitate and help in paying you.
“But, if anyone is holding back a cheque and asking for a commission, please report to the police.
“We want to clean our system of this sort of behaviour.
“We have designated some funds to the tune of K200 million to K300 million in 2019 and the same amount in 2020 to settle our service providers.
“Some have been paid, if some remain, please go to the Treasury and Finance to find out (why the delay).”
Marape was responding to questions why the Government owed businesses payments for goods and services dating back to the 2015 Pacific Games and the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Summit.
“Since 2019, the Government has been paying business houses. Why the outstanding amount? I suggest those claims should front up at Treasury,” he added.
PNG Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ian Tarutia told The National last week that the amount owed to the private sector was about K800 million as at end of last October.
“But to be fair, I will find out what has happened at the Treasury,” he said.
“We have budgeted for some money to clear those owing to business houses and it is also part of our Covid-19 responses.”

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