The government has announced the increase in the salaries of civil servants and career public officials from this month of April 2022. The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Civil Service mentioned a 30% increase.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe
According to Jean-Pierre Lihau, the Deputy Prime Minister, this increase will be gradual. The government and the Civil Service Intersyndicale have agreed on a 30% increase in the salaries of civil servants and other career State personnel. Military and police included, specifies the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Public Service.
According to Lihau, another increase is planned for the third quarter of this year, this time by 45%. The Congolese government thus intends to respond to the recurring demands of civil servants concerning their standard of living.
Price increase
They complain for years of hardship, with an almost empty basket. They claim that “ the lifestyle depreciates on a daily basis, a bread that sold for 200 Congolese Francs a few days ago today costs more than double “. Some civil servants are also calling for major reforms and a consolidation of public administration, with for example the departure of some 350,000 people eligible for retirement.
To carry out this increase in salaries, the Congolese government hopes to be able to recover the money unduly received by the agents, called cumulards, who find themselves on several payrolls in the various ministries of public administration.