Abuse inquiry: Blank cheque reaches £7.5m
Thursday 14th August 2008, 1:56PM BST.
THE cost of the child abuse inquiry could hit £7.5 million this year.
The original estimate for 2008 was £6 million, but a report by Treasury Minister Terry Le Sueur says that the extended work at Haut de la Garenne and the excavation at the German bunker site overlooking Gorey have pushed the costs up.
As briefly reported yesterday, the Treasury now says that the work will cost £7 million, but it wants an extra £500,000 in place to cover any unforeseen increases.
An annual budget of £7.5 million works out at just over £20,000 for every day of this year. Senator Le Sueur has tabled an amendment to his own proposition to secure funding for the investigation, which is due to be debated at the next States sitting on 8 September.
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I think we have to ask ourselves whether this really is value for money? Would a similar investigation in the UK cost as much? GST is here to stay with costs like this and is Lenny Harper appreciative of his salary,when he then goes onto to slate the Island in the Press?
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£7.5 million and rising!! Having also read Lenny Harper’s Article in the Telegraph will that be for a few “token” convictions??
I trust the vicitms will get similar compensation payouts? I bet not!!!
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