WILLEMSTAD – The Minister of Labor and Social Development Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia is not happy with a letter she received from fellow Minister Javier Silvania (Finance) last month. It concerns the takeover of SVB (Social Insurance Bank) personnel by the Tax Department and measures for the reserve fund.
The Minister of Finance states that the transfer of SVB staff to the tax authorities 'overshoots its target'. The remarks of the MFK minister surprise Larmonie-Cecilia. First, it is more efficient. In addition, the parties involved have discussed this at length. Finally, she writes that it is not, as Silvania wants to convey, that there would be a simple shift of burdens and duties.
It is not the first time that cabinet members have reacted with anger to letters from Silvania. Fellow party member Minister of Justice Shalten Hato also went against Silvania in writing, after the Minister of Finance instructed him to cut spending within his ministry.