All vehicles of the Vanuatu government will be outfitted with the Global Positioning System.
While signing a contract with Geo Cal Company yesterday, Prime Minister Carlot Salwai said every year there is an issue with overspending involving government vehicles.
He said he hopes with the GPS there will be more control over the use of government vehicles.
Mr Salwai also signed a contract with Au Bon Marche to distribute fuel for government vehicles.
He said every year there will always be more fuel costs than the budget for a department.
He has asked the departments that have essential services and the other departments under their authority to arrive with a budget so that there is no overhead.
Mr. Salwai said there are departments that own a lot of vehicles and he has asked the public service to count how many vehicles have a department.
He said that with E-GAVMAN, he had to reduce fuel costs and today many vehicles circulate a lot to transport officials, but they do not use E-GAVMAN.
He also says that the internet is installed in every office with computers and phones, but the vehicles registered G are still circulating.