Maurice Stratégie, she will, for the benefit of the House, obtain therefrom for the fiscal year 2024- 2025 i…
(No. B/492) Mr K. Lobine (First Member for La Caverne & Phoenix) asked the Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning whether, in regard to Maurice Stratégie, she will, for the benefit of the House, obtain therefrom for the fiscal year 2024- 2025 information as to the – (a) total monthly expenditure incurred on the salaries and benefits of the employees and consultants thereof, and (b) qualification and salary and benefits drawn by the Executive Director thereof.
Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I shall answer this question in the absence of the substantive Minister.
Thank you.
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In reply to PQ B/304 on 08 April 2025, the substantive Minister informed the House that Maurice Stratégie employed 28 officers since its creation. Following the departure of two officers on 25 April and 02 of May, Maurice Stratégie now currently employs 26 employees. As regard part (a) of the question, the total monthly expenditure incurred on the salaries and other benefits to the employees for the month of April 2025 stood at Rs2,576,314. It is to be noted, Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, that Maurice Stratégie has not hired the services of any consultant. With regard to part (b) of the question, I am informed by Maurice Stratégie that the Executive Director holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Finance from the University of Mauritius and a MSc Economics and Development Economics from the University of Nottingham in England. The Executive Director has been appointed on a contractual basis for a period of three years with effect from 09 September 2024. He earns a monthly salary of Rs312,000 and draws the following benefits – a) car allowance of Rs20,000; b) travelling allowance of Rs20,000, and c) mobile phone allowance of Rs2,000.
Supplementary!
Yes, can the hon. Minister inform this House with regard to this Executive Director and Maurice Stratégie, is it still a feasible strategy to have Maurice Stratégie in as much as it should have been an independent think tank for government in as much as no such report or documents have been produced and we are not aware of what they have been doing for all these months?
As regard the first part of the question, Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, you would agree that I am not the substantive Minister and it is for the substantive Minister to decide whether this Maurice Stratégie has still a raison-d’être. With regard to the second part of the question, I am informed that Maurice Stratégie has submitted 17 Reports and Research Papers since its creation.
Okay, thank you.
49 The hon. Second Member for Flacq and Bon Accueil! LOCAL AUTHORITIES – 2024 RECRUITMENT – BUDGETARY PROVISION & FINANCIAL IMPACT