Luanda - The 25 percent salary increase for civil servants will take place in the first quarter of this year, the Secretary of State for Labor and Social Security, Pedro Filipe, announced Friday in Luanda.
Speaking at the press conference on the civil servants' salary update, the official pointed to the lack of approval of the salary adjustment package by the National Assembly as a constraint.
According to the secretary, the process underway to update salaries has a logical precedence of steps that immediately condition its implementation.
"Our expectation is that this will be finalized in the first quarter. The process is underway and there are a number of steps that need to be taken," the official said.
Pedro Filipe said the next step is to request legislative authorization from the National Assembly.
"Once the authorization is requested and granted, the Council of Ministers should, in principle, formally consider the new presidential decree for subsequent approval and publication in the State Gazette," he explained.
The official emphasized that the first step taken was to include the forecast of a 25% wage bill adjustment in the State Budget for 2025.
Pedro Filipe added that the unions are aware of the postponement as a result of the ongoing dialogue.
According to the official, the salary increase will affect ministries, provincial governments, municipal and local administrations, institutes and the public business sector, as well as courts of first and second instance, high courts, parliaments, among others.
The aim of this initiative is to eliminate the major imbalances that exist in the salaries of the civil service and to promote human dignity in the light of the current economic and social conditions, as well as to increase productivity.
Initially, the salary adjustment was scheduled for January 2025. AMC/OHA/AMP
