PSU Calls Out Briceño Administration Over Auditor General Post

The Public Service Union of Belize (PSU) is calling out the Briceño Administration’s recent move to “diminish the requirements” for the position of Auditor General (AG). The PSU warns that it undermines government accountability and opens the door to corruption.

PSU says the Auditor General’s role is crucial in ensuring transparency and efficient use of public funds. The union argued that the AG’s “unbiased evaluations of financial records” are essential for protecting taxpayer money.

The PSU stated that it finds it troubling that the government has proposed to ‘diminish’ the status of the Auditor General’s office and treat it like an ordinary public service post. “The proposal by the Briceno Administration to diminish the requirements for the holder of this office and offer a meagre salary of fifty thousand dollars per annum to the post of Auditor General represents the back tracking of yet another commitment made to the Belizean people in its Plan Belize manifesto and portrays the burial of this administration’s still-born Good Governance Motions introduced on January 11th, 2021.” 

The Union argues that slashing the salary and lowering the office’s stature threatens the integrity of Belize’s financial oversight at a time when transparency is more critical than ever.