10% of Colombia government budget lost through corruption: Inspector General
10% of Colombia government budget lost through corruption: Inspector General
written by Adriaan Alsema October 24, 2016
State corruption in Colombia costs annually $7.5 billion every year, almost 10% of the government’s 2017 budget, reported television network Caracol based on figures released by the Inspector General’s Office.
This means that this costs every Colombian citizen approximately $165, three quarters of a monthly minimum wage, every year.
As if that isn’t bad enough, a recent Gallup poll showed that 85% of urban Colombians said that corruption has only become worse over the past year, in spite President Juan Manuel Santos’ “war on corruption” declared after he took office in 2010.
The main offenders, the Inspector General’s Office report said, are lower officials demanding bribes in exchange for favors, although corruption has led to scandals involving public officials as high as constitutional court judges and government ministers.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/10-colombia-government-budget-lost-corruption-inspector-general/
(Colombia has been the 3rd largest recipient of US foreign aid, after Israel and Egypt.)
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141605886