Mr Anwar Ibrahim said that increasing the salaries of civil servants may lead to a budget deficit of 6.5 per cent, up from the current 5.6 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR: Amid calls for a review of civil servants’ salaries in Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that no salary increments were proposed for them in the 2023 Budget as doing so could lead to a large budget deficit.“If we increase the salaries, our budget deficit may rise to 6.5 per cent,” Mr Anwar was quoted as saying by Bernama after delivering a keynote address at the International Forum on Islamophobia.
“Just be patient for a while. Is it not important to try to help the hardcore poor who suffer more than the regular workers? According to The Star, Mr Adnan said that civil servants wanted a new remuneration system, adding that the current one has not been reviewed since November 2002 and is not suitable in the current economic climate.
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