A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Carl Greenidge has tabled amendments to the President’s Benefits and Other Facilities Act of 2009, proposing to slice away chunks of benefits that a former President is presently entitled to and limit them to a maximum of 10 years.
Greenidge’s Bill, called the President’s Benefits and Other Facilities (Amendment) Bill 2012, was tabled on Monday, October 22. This Bill seeks to render the conditions of the benefits acceptable and predictable and to place a limit on benefits including tax-free concessions and sets out conditions under which these benefits could be enjoyed.
With regard to utilities, Greenidge said that his Bill proposes to cap a former President’s monthly payments. Greenidge said that household staff will be limited to three persons;