Public Angered
Over Legislators
Giving
Themselves A
Vacation
The good
judgment of the
current crop of
legislators is
again in
question, this
time their
decision to go
on vacation with
less than two
months on the
job.
Legislators this
week voted
themselves their
vacation period
that, according
to the president
of the
legislative
assembly, Luis
Gerardo
Villanueva, will
set the tone for
the coming four
years.
However, the
majority of
Costa Ricans
interviewed on
television and
the print media,
see it as
another grab by
legislators,
remembering the
salary hike of
more than 60%
they almost gave
themselves
within days of
taking their "curules"
(benches).
In that case,
legislators
backed down from
approving their
own salary hike
following a
public outcry
and threats by
Costa Rica's
presidents Laura
Chinchilla of a
veto.
villaneuva
explained that
legislators
"have the right"
to five days
vacation in
July. |
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