Kaba told reporters the annual wage bill of 171 billion Guinean francs represented 50 percent of current state expenditure , " whereas the acceptable proportion in countries similar to ours is one third " .
<response> <person>Kaba</person> told reporters the annual wage bill of 171 billion <misc>Guinean</misc> francs represented 50 percent of current state expenditure , " whereas the acceptable proportion in countries similar to ours is one third " . </response>