https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/ Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-847 Juan Patricio Mora Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:09 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-847 ¢6,4 billones (millones de millones)(la Nacion), =12.8 billion USD , agreeing with an article in ElPais.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-845 Mickey Atkinson Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:09 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-845 The members of Congress make over $10,000 a month, mis use Govt cars, and get huge pensions. Judges and Hospital managers retire at over $12,000 a month. This is robery !

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-846 Michael McConnell Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:09 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-846 Got any facts or reference to back that up?

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-844 Michael McConnell Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:09 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-844 I should note, I do believe revising ex-ministers pensions plans would be a prudent cost savings measure.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-843 Michael McConnell Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:05 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-843 Mickey, the president and the ministers actually make very little money in respect to the region & the america’s. I believe the president makes $6,000 USD a month and the ministers $4,000 USD. Anyone able to provide exact numbers? Cutting their pay wouldn’t have any real effect on the budget, and would probably create an even worse government as it would become even hard to attract talented people. I believe the presidents actions to vito the pay increase last year was poorly thought out.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-842 Mickey Atkinson Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:05 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-842 Want to save some money cut the pay and benefits of the President and Congress by 90 %.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-840 Michael McConnell Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:05 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-840 This entire article is inaccurate.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-841 Inside Costa Rica Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:05 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-841 Hey guys, there were indeed some inaccuracies in the report for which we regret. There have also been some conflicting sources of information and some mistakes made in interpretation. Yes, we make mistakes! If you spot anything else in error please let us know at corrections@insidecostarica.com.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2012/09/03/government-will-spend-6-4-billion-colones-in-2013/#comment-839 Anonymous Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:19:04 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=2392#comment-839 “The Legislature would receive a budget of 30 billion colones “.
this an error? please correct.

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