Government spending for all goods and services has been halted, according to South Sudan’s Minister of Finance.
Stephen Dhieu directed all public institutions to immediately cease authorizing payment in a order broadcast by state owned media on Sunday. No more money will be given out until the next budget has been passed, Dhieu said.
The decision comes a day after the government of South Sudan accounted that inflation has increase more than 600 percent in the past year, mostly due to rising food prices.
Any outstanding cheques issued to clients or contractors should be cancelled, saying that no money should be paid to any company or contractors unless the services or goods supplied have been verified and delivered.