Government salaries to rise

Prime Minister Hun Sen, ministers, secretaries of state and 2,500 other civil servants and political figures will receive substantial pay rises after the Council of Ministers approved a draft of the 2017 Draft Law on Financial Management on Friday. During the cabinet meeting, Mr. Hun Sen said the government’s improved ability to collect taxes would cover the costs of the new national budget, which has increased by almost $1 billion over this year’s $4.27 billion figure. …

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