New rate of public servants’ salary increases announced before Expenditure 2025

PUTRAJAYA – The new rate of wage increases for civil servants will be announced before the presentation of Expenditure 2025, scheduled for October this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

In a well-known report, he said it’s been too long since there was a salary raise for civil servants.

“We expect them (citizens) to work harder; for centuries, there has been no study and fair remuneration.

“That’s why I was in Parliament yesterday when I was insisted that I would not tolerate because of our responsibility to give what is capable and reasonable to the civil servants, and Insya-Allah, I will announce before this year’s budget,” he said.

Anwar said this in his speech at the 2023 Excellence in Service Appreciation ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Office.

The last time a new rate of public servants’ salary increases was announced was around 13 percent in 2013.

On May 1st, the Prime Minister announced the adjustment of civil servants’ salaries, which saw a rise of more than 13% and was the highest ever recorded in the country’s history.

Meanwhile, Anwar warned public officials not to follow up on opposition actions in connection with the sale of a share of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB).

He said that all sorts of blasphemies and slanders were thrown against him, including calling him an “adopted son” of the United States and following Jewish advice.

“Comrades of the civil servants should follow (this matter), not political speeches of people, deceiving people, or disbelieving people (as they did in the Little Assembly of State Invite Council) Bakap River. I called the US adoptive, and the Treasury Ministry borrowed from the IMF (International Finance Fund) and said I followed Jewish advice.

During the Minister’s Questions session in the People’s House yesterday, Anwar said Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) were selected following the company’s agreement to maintain the appointment of Malaysian citizens as MAHB chairman and chief executive officer, as well as collective ownership of majority state-owned shares.

Apart from GIP, the other parties do not agree to the terms set by the National Bank of India and the Workers’ Savings Money Group. (KWSP).