The spokesperson of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), Oliver Benjamin Mori, on Friday dismissed reports that lawmakers were paid US$40,000 medical allowance.
Addressing journalists in Juba, Mori said some parliamentarians had been attacked because of the claims.
He explained that the last time MPs received medical allowance was four years ago, and the sum was US$15,000, which was half their entitlement.
“The members of the national legislature have not received any medical allowances. The last amount received was four years ago, when they got US$15,000, which was half their entitlement,” Mori told journalists.
He said several lawmakers had died due to lack of proper medical care, adding that medical allowance was their right as provided for in the law to take care of them and their families.
The spokesperson claimed that the lawmakers were broke and some were finding it hard to attended parliamentary sessions due to lack of money for fare.
South Sudan is grappling with a severe crisis as its currency has sharply depreciated against the US dollar.
The fall of the South Sudan pound has plunged the nation deeper into inflation and widespread hardship.