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June 20, 2019
SouthSudan lawmakers stormed out of a budget presentation for 2019/2020 financialyear on Thursday, citing frustrations over non-payment of salaries of civilservants and soldiers.
Thelawmakers staged the walk-out while the minister of finance was presenting thebudget.
They saidthe country’s army is cutting down trees to make a living, it is almost oneyear since foreign missions were paid.
One of theprotesting lawmakers shouted that teachers are not being paid,so why shouldthey present a new budget while salaries are not being paid,”