OUAGADOUGOU — The Burkina Faso government has repealed specific decrees concerning the remuneration of public administration agents and magistrates, addressing past abuses and improving the management of public resources.
According to Burkina Information Agency, Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO, the weekly Council of Ministers, chaired by Captain Ibrahim TRAORE, President of Faso and Head of State, made several critical decisions to enhance the nation’s governance. Among these, a decree proposed by the Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Foresight was adopted, revoking previous decrees from 2012 and 2016. These decrees had established special remuneration for duties not included in the regular responsibilities of the agents and magistrates.
Minister of Economy, Finance, and Foresight, Aboubakar NACANABO, highlighted that the repealed decrees had facilitated remunerations for services that should not have been separately compensated under their official status attributions. The decision to repeal these decrees aims to ensure more prudent use of public funds. “After analysis, it was deemed necessary to repeal the decree to ensure that public resources are used judiciously,” stated NACANABO, adding that specific cases would be assessed individually.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Industrial Development, Commerce, Crafts, and Small and Medium Enterprises has adopted new decrees concerning the remuneration of general directors of state companies and public social security establishments. These decrees set a six-month deadline for implementation concerning directors, while staff remuneration adjustments will have a transitional period of one year.
The reformative measures align with directives from President TRAORE, focusing on savings from these new remuneration benchmarks to be invested in essential social infrastructure projects in health, education, and teaching sectors for the benefit of the Burkinabè population, according to Serge Gnaniodem Poda, the Minister in charge of Trade.
In related energy sector advancements, the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Quarries adopted a decree to regulate self-production of renewable energy, detailing the conditions for access to the electricity network and the purchase of excess energy. Energy Minister Yacouba Zabré GOUBA stated that this decree would rectify flaws in the 2019 and 2020 decrees by providing incentives for self-producers to integrate their surplus energy into the national interconnected network.