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UN envoy says Palestinian govt will cancel increase in ministers’ pay after leak sparks anger | |
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The Palestinian government has pledged to suspend a secret increase in ministerial salaries, the UN envoy on the Israel-Palestinian conflict said on Thursday, after reports of the raise sparked anger. | |
Documents leaked online appeared to show that in 2017 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had quietly agreed to increase the monthly salaries of ministers from $3,000 to $5,000, as well as boosting the prime minister’s salary from $4,000 to $6,000, AFP reported. | |
The revelation, by an anonymous online group ‘Against the Current,’ came as the Palestinian government faces desperate financial shortfalls. | The revelation, by an anonymous online group ‘Against the Current,’ came as the Palestinian government faces desperate financial shortfalls. |
UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov said on Thursday he had spoken to recently-installed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, who had agreed to cancel the raises. |
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