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Government approves additional month’s salary for civil servants

Government approves additional month’s salary for civil servants

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DILI, 11 december 2024 (TATOLI) – The Government of Timor-Leste, through the Council of Ministers approved an extraordinary payment of an additional month’s salary to the Civil Service and an additional pension to former holders and former members of sovereign bodies.

The draft Decree-Law was presented by the Minister of Finance, Santina José Rodrigues F. Viegas Cardoso.

“The Decree-Law provides for the granting of an extraordinary payment to civil servants, agents and contractors of the Public Administration, public office holders, members of FALINTIL – the Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste, the Timor-Leste National Police and the National Intelligence System, as well as an additional pension to former holders and former members of sovereign bodies,” said in a statement.

This extraordinary payment, corresponding to the 13th month, will be made in december 2024 and will be equal to the beneficiary’s monthly salary or pension for that period, with a maximum limit equivalent to the salary of the President of the Republic. Foreign contractors are excluded from this payment. The financing of this measure will be provided by the budget appropriations of the respective employers and, if necessary, supplemented by the General State Budget for 2025.

 

 

Journalist: Jose Belarmino de Sa
Editor: Filomeno Martins 

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