Minister of Finance proposes civil servants’ salaries increase

(KPL) The Ministry of Finance has revealed a proposal to increase civil servants’ salaries- by 250 kip per index and offer fuel allowance to each.

Minister of Finance Somdy Duangdy said at the July monthly meeting of the National Assembly held on 2 July in Vientiane that the proposal would be presented to the government and the National Assembly for consideration and approval.

According to the proposal, from October this year the minimum salary of civil servants will be about 400,000 kip, up from 370,000 kip now.

The President of the National Assembly, Mr. Thongsing Thammavong, asked the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to carefully consider details of the proposal before submitting to its 5th ordinary session.