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Tivoli COE: Revisit Compensation Focus

Is there a budget for the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry ?  If there is one somewhere could the Ministry of Justice and/or the Ministry of Finance  seek to get it published ? From the public utterances from the Minister of Justice there have been a number of "drafts" ranging from $250 M--$300M. Those drafts are presumably based on the Enquiry lasting a total of 3 months-- more accurately 64 days. Note, it is not successive months or weeks. The Chairman at the very start made it clear that given the amount of witnesses to be called it is very likely that the specified time period will be exceeded. This reasoning has been uttered by the Minister, Hence it is very likely that the $300 million  budgetary allocation will have to be increased, if the COE proceeds, unchecked, along the path taken. Being faithful to its Terms of Reference, the COE has embarked on a path that results in the calling of victims of the May Tivoli incursion to tell their stories , indicate ...