Gov't workers to get 4th tranche of salary hike in February —Diokno
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno gave his assurance on Friday that the fourth tranche of the salary increase for government workers will be implemented by February, and that state employees will be entitled to their salary differential.
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The budget chief made the statement a few days after announcing that the scheduled wage hike for government workers this year may only be implemented once the 2019 budget is passed into law.
“With pronouncements from Congress that budget bill will be their top priority upon resumption next week, we expect the GAA(General Appropriations Act) to be signed first week February,” Diokno said.
Earlier, Diokno said there would be no legal foundation for the fourth salary adjustment without the proposed 2019 general appropriations law enacted.
He told reporters that the DBP “cannot implement the scheduled hike for 2019 without legal basis, which is still pending in Congress."
LDF, GMA News
source: GMA NEWS