Tongan PM to face Motion for Vote of No Confidence
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 16:22
A letter with a motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister was presented to the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Lasike, yesterday, June 18, the Chief Clerk of the House, Sione Tekiteki confirmed this afternoon.
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Shouldn't the Vote of No
Shouldn't the Vote of No Confidence motion be discussed before considering the budget? It is important for the voters to know the reasons for the Vote of No Confidence motion. If it includes Government spending money on unnecessary expenses such as travel allowances, attending meetings and funding the lifestyle of the elite with no visible benefit for the people most in need. This should feed into the debate on which items in the budget should be reduced or eliminated. Such information might help to ensure that the limited resources paid for by the taxpayers, is more wisely spent by those in power, rather than the sweat and toil of the people continuing to be used to feed an already bloated privileged portion of the population.