The paper examines the spending pattern of the national Government for Personal Services (PS). It discusses the NG's Staffing Summary, including the growth in the size of the bureaucracy and the extent of unfilled positions. The papers also discusses the different fund sources for PS, the utilization by sector and expenditure item, and issues such as the growing unfilled positions and the pressure on the budget brought about by pensions for uniformed/military personnel.>>read complete document
