Gvt awards civil servants pay hike

GOVERNMENT has with effect from June increased civil servants’ salaries by 50 percent, the Daily News reports.

In addition, all civil servants will be paid a flat, non-taxable, Covid-19 allowance US$75 per month, while government pensioners will be paid a flat, non- taxable, Covid-19 allowance of US$30 per month.

The Finance Ministry further advised all civil servants to immediately open US dollar denominated nostro bank accounts in order to access their US dollar payments.