The National Treasury (Ministry of Hacienda) announced the first payments for the 2019 “Christmas salary” will be disbursed on Thursday, 5 December. The government will be making RD$19.9 billion in payments for the “13th salary” this month. The total does not include the amounts allocated to the decentralized government entities and the municipal entities.
By law, every employee in the Dominican Republic receives, on or before 20 December, a so-called “Christmas salary” equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total regular salary earned during the year.
National Treasurer Alberto Perdomo Piña reported that the first in government to receive the 13th salary will be retired civilians and military, then to follow with those in the military and police. Next are the ministries with the largest number of employees, including the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health.
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5 December 2019