President Danilo Medina in his Annual Report to the Nation on 27 February 2017 announced the doubling of wages for the National Police and the military. This means that a patrolman who now makes RD$7,000 will receive RD$16,150. A captain who supervises the patrol and makes RD$17,500 will be paid RD$36,000. A colonel who commands a department will make RD$79,325.
Medina announced the new wage structure also includes additional pay for the level of risk undertaken by each agent.
The wage increase for the police will go into effect as of 1 March 2017. For the military, the increases are scheduled to go into effect in July 2017.
Medina also announced a fund of RD$100 million a year to finance down payments for housing for the police. Likewise, another fund for RD$50 million is to be used for specialized training.
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