More budget for Parliament to attract better-qualified faction staff as legislative lawyers, fiscal lawyers, and constitutional lawyers to assist in addressing the backlog of laws and drafting new legislation (Sint Maarten)

During the plenary discussions on Friday 20, 2025, regarding the draft National Ordinance Budget 2025, a draft amendment concerning the increase of the budget of Parliament for factions to attract better-qualified faction staff as legislative lawyers, fiscal lawyers, and constitutional lawyers to assist in addressing the backlog of laws and drafting new legislation, was approved unanimously with 14 votes for and 0 votes against. The amendment was presented by MP’s ...