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Federal Cabinet approves 10 percent salary hike for government employees
- The federal cabinet approved a 10% salary hike for government employees and a 7% pension increase for retirees in the FY26 budget presented in June 2025.
- This decision followed ongoing economic challenges and reforms after the economy faced potential debt default risks as recently as 2023.
- The budget allocates Rs2.55 trillion for defence spending, a 20% increase amid national security concerns, alongside projected economic growth of 4.2% in 2025-26.
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced the salary and pension increases during his National Assembly budget speech, calling the budget an "extremely important and historic moment."
- The salary and pension rises aim to provide relief to inflation-affected workers, support the defence budget, and sustain economic stability achieved through structural reforms.
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The State Remuneration Board has decided that ministers' salaries will be increased from July 1. This is reported by TV4-Nyheterna.
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Federal Cabinet approves 10 percent salary hike for government employees
The federal cabinet has given the nod of approval for a 10% hike in the salaries of government employees and a 7% increase in pensions of retired public servants. Although the cabinet, which convened on Tuesday, had in principle approved the federal budget for fiscal 2025-26, deliberation on the salaries of government employees and other matters continued. The PPP, a key coalition partner of the PML-N government, demanded a further increase in …
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