Lakes imposes 5% pay cut on civil servants for SPLM contribution

November 25, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The Lakes state government has introduced a controversial 5% cut to the salaries of civil servants as a contribution to the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), according to a document seen by Sudan Tribune.

The document, which was obtained Sudan Tribune, is signed by Lakes state minister of finance Joseph Maker Madit, and is dated 15 November.

The move has been received with an outcry from civil servants who have slammed the deduction is an “ill-informed decision”, and have called for its immediate reversal.

Although the letter is dated 15 November, reports say the October salary of civil servants is being subjected to the 5% pay cut.

The finance ministry has meanwhile distanced itself from the decision, saying it was a directive from caretaker governor Major-General Matur Chut Dhuol.

(ST)