Jordan assures checks and balances with financial autonomy of constitutional bodies

Finance Winston Jordan during his presentation on the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2015 in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Keno George photo)

The government on Thursday passed an amendment to secure the financial autonomy of several constitutional bodies, including the service commissions, by allowing them to receive lump sum allocations in the budgeting process.

The Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2015 was passed after being piloted by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, who emphasised that the financial autonomy given to the agencies would not exclude them from having to meet accounting