President criticizes salary increases

[NewsWhore]

President Leonel Fernandez has criticized salary increases across government departments and several municipalities, saying that they not in keeping with the current situation. In a press release issued by the Presidential Press Department yesterday, the Chief Executive states that these increases "are creating a distortion in the salary regime throughout the administration, as some state employees' salaries do not match their level of responsibility." Diario Libre quotes the President's statement as saying "it is inappropriate that at a time of world economic crisis and reduction in fiscal income, public officials should be getting salary increases without a collective decision." It adds that he has instructed the Ministry of Public Administration to set up a commission to conduct studies and make recommendations on the public sector salary scale.

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