PUTRAJAYA, June 26 – The rates of civil servant salary increase, which will be implemented from December this year, will be announced before the tabling of the 2025 Budget in October, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
He said it has been so long since the last salary adjustment was made for civil servants.
“…while we (government) expect them (civil servants) to work harder, there has been no review of salary adjustment and fair reward for them for at least the past 10 years.
“That’s why I said it is our responsibility to give what is possible and reasonable to civil servants. Insya-Allah, I will announce (the rates) before the tabling of the national budget, this year,” Anwar said in his speech at the Prime Minister’s Department Excellent Service Award 2023 ceremony on Wednesday.
The review of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) was undertaken by the Unity Government last year after the last review of the salary scheme was conducted in 2013.
Following the completion of the review, on May 1 this year, Anwar announced that civil servants will enjoy a salary hike of more than 13 per cent starting December this year, the highest increase in the nation’s history.
