The president of the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic (CCRD), Emma Polancoreferred this Tuesday for the first time to the resolution approved by the plenary session of that body to increase the salary of its members by 50%.
In this way, Polanco was going to receive a reward of around RD$600,000 per month; while the other members of the plenary session would reach approximately RD$500,000.
However, on April 9, the plenary session of the CCRD annulled the resolution ADM-2026-017leaving without effect the salary increase to be in accordance with the policy of austerity of the Government.
Despite this, Polanco assured when interviewed by reporters in the National Congress that the measure did not have the objective of achieving a “salary increase”, but rather an incentive “for the hard work” carried out in the current administration, which has been in office for about a year.
“We have not talked at any time about salaries, We have talked about a motivation, an incentive for the hard work you have done the Chamber of Accounts,” he stated.
As Polanco detailed, the five members of the CCRD plenary session understood that they deserved the “incentive” for efficiency in their work, compared to the previous board headed by former president Janel Ramírez.
“We worked on 90 audits; the last administration worked on only two audits in one year. We have worked on affidavits; In Santiago de los Caballeros we have 10 audits that must be permanently monitored. So, nothing, we understood…” he said.
However, Polanco indicated that “that is now in the past.”
“But that is now in the past. Our commitment is to work and give results to the country,” he stated.
This position arises from the impact caused on society by the news and the request made by the President of the Senate of the Republic, Ricardo de los Santoswho warned him that this measure was unconstitutional.
Accountability
Polanco issued these statements after having led a meeting with congressmen to present the first accountability of the supervisory body on the results achieved in 2025.
“Today we present a Chamber of Accounts that has returned to its course, that has strengthened its capabilities and that is committed to serving the country with transparency, technical rigor and responsibility,” he stated.
According to data presented to the president of the Senate, De los Santos, and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, the CCRD has published 90 audits carried out on government institutions.
In addition, Polanco reported that they have sent 50 reports to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA), “contributing to strengthening the fight against corruption.”
To achieve “these advances”, the CCRD had to incorporate 82 new auditors through a public competition.
“As well as the implementation of training programs aligned with international standards, which has allowed us to increase the technical and operational capacity of the institution,” said Polanco.
He was accompanied to the event by the vice president, Francisco Tamárez Florentino, along with members Francisco Franco, Ramón Méndez Acosta and Griselda Gómez Santana.
