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COMPARISON OF HOURLY COSTS OF FINANCIAL SECTOR AND WESTERN
KINGSTON INCURSION COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY (US$)
POSITIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
INQUIRY
WESTERN KINGSTON INQUIRY
CHAIRMAN
300
370
COMMISSIONER
150
300
COMMISSIONER
150
300
SENIOR LAWYER
300
300
SECOND LAWYER
250
250
SECRETARY TO COMMISSIONER 150
150
SUB TOTAL
US$1,300
US$1,670
SECRETARIAT
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
14
(8,000/MTH/160 HRS) 50
CLERK
8
(10,000/MTH/160 HRS) 62.50
4 STENO WRITERS
25
(18,000/MTH/160 HRS) 112.50
JDF LAWYER
250.00
JDF LAWYER
250.00
JDF LAWYER
250.00
JCF LAWYER
250.00
JCF LAWYER
250.00
JCF LAWYER
250.00
TOTAL
US$1,347
US$3,395.00
The West Kingston Commissioners are paid a maximum of 540 hours to
write the report. The Financial Sector Commissioners did not get this
compensation.
The items listed as professional support in the Financial Sector Inquiry
was not put in the hourly costs as they were a one-off cost for 5 days.
From the table above, it is clear that the West Kingston Commission has
an hourly cost of more than twice the cost of the Financial Sector
Inquiry.