ALLAN BIRD: PNG Govt's Off-the-book DEBT is killing Papua New Guinea TAX PAYERS.
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2024
- In a compelling budget debate, Hon. Allan Bird, the Governor of East Sepik Province, sheds light on the pressing issue of off-the-book debts within the PNG Government. The governor articulates concerns about the micro-level implementation of policies despite substantial budgets.
Governor Bird highlights the need for transparency as he raises questions about government contracts, contingent liabilities, and borrowings by various entities. He emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive understanding of all debts and liabilities, including off-budget items, to provide lawmakers and the public with a clear picture of the country's financial landscape.
The governor's address underscores the potential impact on taxpayers, drawing attention to a young taxpayer's complaint about excessive taxes. With a focus on the danger posed by off-the-book debts, Governor Bird urges for a more transparent and accountable reporting system, expressing the shared concern of lawmakers about the implications of undisclosed financial obligations on Papua New Guinea's taxpayers.
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Real leader, talking for the majority of the citizens. God Bless you and others like you. Thank you.
These are constructive debates needed in Parlimemt on every parliament sitting . Such debate is relevant for budget sitting. If we can have 10 other Allan Birds they can make a dent on national level. Even defeating the fake budget on the floor of Parliament. 90% of them are not intelligent so they can’t debate with logic. It’s beyond their realms of thinking.
Absolutely
Well said Allan. Truth is, it appears to me this is unfortunately an issue for most governments around. We need more people like you to stand up to this obvious corruption.
Trupla leader, you are in touch and in tune with the Citizens of PNG. You are Prime Minister material. We need man like you for PNG.
I am proud to have known this governor when he was a student at an all-boys' school back in the eighties. He was an outstanding student and well respected. Hats off to you, Governor Allan Bird.
Potential PM if the PM JM is to be changed. PO is not to be reappointed cause he is corrupt.
We salute you 🙏. Treasurer and PM come clean on your records. This country is sinking already 😢😢
Thankyou Allan Bird,Fear no man when truths are revealed for the mighty God will judge everyone accordingly to his own deeds.
Well said Governor Bird. We are indeed paying tax which is too much. I plea for help in this regard on behalf of all widows and our children.
Thank you Governor East Sepik for the great work you doing in the parliament we need such leaders..God bless !!
PNG needs you..
Well present my good Governor. More presentation like this in Parliament
That is the thing to do for the good of our country. Well spoken.👍
KING MANGI U STAP
Governor AB, Please support micro businessess. Do away with free education and provide more jobs for the educated and qualified group of people and provide business opportunities for the informal group. Encourage agriculture activities. Send people doing nothing in the streets of towns and cities back home to work the land to grow more cocoa, copra, coffee, vanilla, alluvial gold, timber fisheries etc. Governor AB get the government to stretch its so called budget that is not reaching everyone to reach us now. Everyone must be put to work to contribute to the economy. Revive the vagrancy act. Task everyone to work. Today is time for action. Tomorrow will be chaotic if steps like that is not taken and continue to be ignored.
With my Governor bikpela pisin. We need like-minded leaders like you. Together you can change PNG for the better. Alone you cannot, as others will stand in the way and undermine you good intentions and efforts
Thankyou governer this is insane as you have stated we the few working class are the scapegoats paying the bills through the insane taxes, the people responsible for planning must be held accountable and removed immediately.😢
The concept of the off-the-book DEPTH of the PNG Government refers to the practice of incurring debt without proper authorization or oversight, leading to financial burden on the taxpayers of Papua New Guinea. This off-the-book debt is not transparent or included in the official government budget, making it difficult for the public to track and understand the true financial obligations of the government.
The impact of this off-the-book DEPTH is significant, as it can lead to mismanagement of public funds, lack of accountability, and ultimately, a heavy financial burden on the taxpayers. Without proper oversight and transparency, the government may be able to accumulate debt beyond its means, leading to economic instability and limited resources for essential public services.
This issue highlights the importance of transparency and accountability in government financial management. It also underscores the need for proper oversight and regulation to ensure that the government operates within its means and in the best interest of the taxpayers. Addressing the off-the-book DEPTH is crucial for ensuring the financial stability and sustainability of Papua New Guinea.
This debate on the 2024 Budget critically reveals the great danger the country is currently facing if the current government and those in the future continue to borrow without assessing the micro economic situation that is caused by our huge debt levels. There needs to be a comprehensive assessment or audit of the governments books to ascertain a degree of accuracy or certainty to assist government before the 2025 Budget is framed. Our current public expenditure for 2024 does not warrant any improvement in the basic goods and services deliveries as experienced in the past 15 years. Our poor annual stock -take by key government agencies now places the country in a dilemma which can only be corrected by the prudent management of the economy with zero borrowing in the next 5 years. This is about the future of the country and not about the politics of who better. God bless PNG
PNG needs a true leader like Allan bird.
Correct to the point, many MP's don't have the tools to offer good and constructive debate
Support my governor for the challenge to the government system questions yet lo be answered PM wake up stop covering up
Yes, I agree "Stop covering up!". Enough is enough.
Thank you Governor ESP Hon. Allan Bird for that speech on the floor of Parliament.
If PNG is serious we need to vote in a technical or blue collar worker & a leader as the Prime Minister in 2027. All Provinces have a Autonomous Provincial Government. Enforce vagrancy act, loitering, move the capital of PNG to Arona Valley as originally planned in Independence or create 4 Capitals of PNG due to our diverse cultures and ruggedness of PNG, stop the unnecessary constant Government travels overseas, stop the wild spending of public funds, move away from fossil fuel products & create solar factories in all Autonomous Provincial Governments, create Policy & Parliament endorse the phasing out of internal combustion engines by 2030 in PNG those who wish to use ICE must switch to Hydrogen engine or Ammonia engine, all vehicles use electric cars, electric PMV buses, electric trucks, electric mining trucks, electric outboard motors, electric ships, electric barges, no more round log export (use carbon trade) & down stream some logs in PNG for internal consumption only no export of sawn timber, utilize electric container carry ships, immediately stop the LNG flaring on all sites in PNG, create factories to assemble & manufacture electric vehicles, PNG switch to electric- Hydrogen Hybrid aircrafts and ban fossil- fuel aircrafts into PNG by 2030 over PNG airspace except for military aircraft until 2050, the Green Technology factories will create 200, 000 new jobs & 100, 000 spin off jobs in all Provinces, PNG needs to strengthen its Police manpower to 150, 000 to 250, 000 in all Provinces or ask our International partners to supply 300, 000 Police manpower as short measure across PNG quick smart.
If PNG does not take this seriously then we are heading to civil unrest, chaos, revolution & becoming a banana republic. We have so much gold, silver, copper, petro-chemical, natural gas, oil but we are not developed at a rate consistence with the amount of natural resources and wealth PNG has. PNG really needs a technical person or blue collar worker & leader as Prime Minister to run the country not a pen pusher who is bogged down due ill understanding and appreciation of the technical development of our natural resources and not utilizing Green Technology to keep the raising of world temperatures below 2 degrees. The Almighty God said He will destroy those who harm the Earth. It Is Written!
Powerful MP Sr Allan Bird always fight for people rights
Powerful Governer- Addressing real life situations.
Outstanding talk..
Truplaman! Meaningful, understandable, and effective intellectual speech!
Thanks my Honourable governor AB
Yes the house of parliament and the people of this nation
PNG must know
Great leader's talk boldly concerning the countries affairs... Usually having brilliant THOUGHTS... QUALITY 🇵🇬 LEADER... If approach... ELEVATE...
When we have wise Leaders like G, Juva and Bird I know they will make a difference
Thank you Governor for highlighting the "Problem" .. now it's time to find the "Solution" ! 😐😐
Leader we support you we need to take our stand now and fight not words alone.
When are we be debt free? When are we gonna have good government to deliver us out?
Thank you Governor. AB💯🙏
Thank u Governor Allan Bird...
Great leader.....who can clearly understand the importance of the country. The government needs to uplift the face of the micro economy. Well said honourable member Allan Bird Governor of East Sepik.
Thumbs up...East Sepik Tok Out Tok Strt....🐊🙏
Exactly true, and there is no microeconomic development taking place. Just politics and window dressing.
spot on sir. Debt of the books and microlevel implementation
Well statement ❤👏
Very constructive debate my honorable governor ESP
Great Leader 🙏
Reduce tax to 25% please. This current tax is killing mining workers.
More over we pay school fees and VAT 10% EVERY WHERE, including fuels, rents, traveling, communications, etc, etc...endless list 😢
Nailed it. Valid points
Trupla member👍🙏💪. Mipla pilim bikpla pain lo txt. Please how are we gonna feed our families? Trupla member. 💪🙏🙏🙏. Thankyou lo bringim up. Tok blo yu em tru tumas
Bangkarap. A lot of government budget wasted on hire 4WDs.
PNG assets are mostly land cruisers
Exactly!! 2 doors, 4 doors and 5 doors. 😢😢😢😢
Imagine how much money olgeta Landcruiser 5 Door owned by Ministers, paid for with government $. Those millions should be going into schools, hospitals, rebuild DOW to support our infrastructure and roadworks (towns/rural). Plus that would create employment for the millions of jobless students in the country 🤷🏾 Question: Where does the oil, gas and gold $ go????
Your the Hope of this country form a new party and lead this country with a contrite and GOD fearing heart, peace.....
Powerful speech..
My goodness😢
Hi. You are a man of action. Tired of corrupt Highlanders ruling the country. Want you or Papua leaders to ve chosen PM. Thank you
Only 20% of the population is employed both in public and private sector and are bearing the income tax burden to repay such dinaus which are off the government debt books
Cut the tax and increase the minimum wages
Yes pls....and also stop the cuts
I would like to thank this young Morobean who talked to the good Governor for East Sepik as Mr Bird had mentioned. It is really true I as one of the mine workers we pay a lot of taxes and we want to see them used properly.
Can we get a taxe rebate as a token of appreciation by the government. Not 100 but at least 50-70 %?
Very scary revelation by Governor for ESP😮😮
Become the Prime Minister already! Hon. ALLEN BIRD
Trupla leaderman! We need more leaders like AB who thinks and speaks very constructively for the good of this nation, leaders who look beyond crisis...
Trusted member capable to take lead of the country
Call for the truth Gov Bird👍
Exactly
Absolutely Governor for East Sepik
Hope all members have same mind set like Hon Governor
If only Ian Ling Stuckey and other MPs can intelligently think and talk like this
Well, KPI has to be prudently applied to all SOE from ceo down to line management.
70% of the government revenue budget is generated through salary wages tax.
Taxes has done no good only to repay loans.
We do not want hear about country running into debt, all we want is steady and consistent government.
Forget about in-house fighting for position.
Marape and Team.are doing the correct things I guess.
Thank you tru Governor blo mi long tok aut , tok tru na tok stret long mipla long grass roots level na liklik ol smes long save 😮😢
One ear out the other. Thieves, all of them
I don't think it's a coincidence that I watched this video right after I came across the bible verse Mark 3:25 ; If a house is divided against itself that house cannot stand. It is clear that all members of cabinets should work as a whole and not keep matters to themselves as Hon. Allen Bird has pointed out for the MP to bring to the sitting the contracts (debts) to be recorded in the books. Ol MP should work olsem one pla Haus na should gat the nation's stability and prosperity in their best interest.
The public management act is set overtime....surprisingly now being mentioned.. this makes me to realizing the importance that all members must have breached this law whilst being ignorant & patiience
PM MARAPE SHOULD STEP DOWN FOR PM SEAT 👍
It's clear the treasurer is not precise with dispersing the financial requisition done on the spending thus the volume that the honorable AB exercised is paramount. Olgeta mp ministers Mas ol taim kam aut clear lo umi ol people blo PNG, tax ya mipla wok lo payim.
Governor in Government and is calling it the Marape , Ross Government thought it's their government, he is Government.
Trupla leader im a public servant n also feel the same. Congrats
Privatize PNG Power and Water PNG. How do they make and where is that money?
Sort the corruption out and the country will prosper
Real Prime Minister
You said it rightfully uncle
Anyone can be an account boss man......so much corrupt
Just listening the good Governor for East Sepik with the current debt of 62 billion kina and thirty billion kina of the books.
So we have 90 billion kina in debts if so i hope not another riots soon coming should the ordinary people know.
Please see the reality of what the ordinary citizens are facing now.
It is clear that PNG is not Totally Independent.........When a country is Independent, it means that country has the legal tender obligation in creating its own symbol for exchange/trade.....the PNG kina (PGK) is controlled by outside foreign super power countries who owe no debt to other countries.....hence, if we are entirely independent, we would be printing our own money, which should be the core function of our central bank, so when we need more PGK to support our economy, we simply could just print more......our leaders are totally blinded by foreign supremacists who use the power of a paper that has no lasting value to fool our leaders in making lousy decisions over the exportation of our natural resources......Only a true leader would face the fact and prevent this Forex bullshit that is spoiling our country.....but also telling our foreign partners that doing business in the country should be done on equal grounds, so all partners have equal value of benefit.....when we control the production of our own PGK, it will not be necessary to record debt/liability on our books
Bulls eye pointer by Hon Governor Allan Basil
The book is systemic
Check the foreign companies. PNG Government tax them heavily then, maybe the workers of these foreign companies puts the burden on them by taxing them heavily.. Shalom PNG..
Trupla Governor blo East Sepik salute yu ..
Yes Yes,mipla kisim bikpla bagarap
When the members of parliament don't know about all major expenses than we are corrupt.
💔😥
Change the Government, simple
Bikpla pukpuk straight to the core of issues
A B your rights
Allan Bird is correct in all respect. He should go one-step further in asking James Marape to resign.
Allan Bird, You really should ask PM to resign.
Because we have MVIL type of companies who mints money, every 6 months they get paid K50 for putting a handwritten sticker that shows the vehicle is safe, without any checks.
😢
LEAVE PMJM AND MOVE TO THE MIDDLE BENCES. YOU KNEW IT, KEPT SILENT AND NOW YOU POPPED OUT OF YOUR SHELL.
Het pen ya
Do something like move across and create a new alternate govt. you've been talking for to long but no concrete actions from your end as far as Parliament is concerned. Get real Govnr ESP... MD
In short what the good Governor is say is that we a absolutely and totally Fucked!!!!!!
It is surprising that some of you, the current MPs who have been with PM Marape since May 2019, have been quiet all this time while teachers' pays were affected and new taxes were imposed, more borrowing of loans was facilitated, forex issues escalated and Jet A1 fuel was an issue with the way Puma Energy was going about supplying it. Where were you the MPs all this time? Why did you not speak up then? Were your hands tied? Did you see where PM Marape was going? The National General Election 2022 was the filthiest polling ever in the nation's history, yet none of you MPs spoke up, except for one former PM (someone that is even worse than JM). Why are you talking now? Why? Are you reacting to the looting and violence of the second week of January 2024? Why did you all keep quiet all this time while PM Marape was harping on with his "Richest Black Nation in the World" slogan? Did you not realise that Marape was just making noise? Was he not illogical? Why did you all keep quiet until now? Why?
Trupla tok leader you yet save ya mipla citizens to man ya mipla filim pain stap.