To address concerns regarding high wages in government, with around 80 government officers receiving wages far above those of President Luis Abinader, the Ministry of Public Administration announced the submitting of a draft bill on the high wages.
The Ministry of Public Administration sent the proposed bill to the Legal Advisor of the Presidency for review. At present, around 80 government officials make more than the President. Recently, many of these made headlines for adjusting their wages upwards for inflation. The action is irritating at a time when inflation is eating away at the wages of most Dominicans that do not have the mega budgets of government to make wage adjustments.
The Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) submitted the complementary regulation to Dominican State Salary Regulation Law No. 105-13.
The MAP says the new regulation seeks to develop the general regulatory framework on salary management in the Dominican government from a technical and procedural point of view. The bill would set the wages in measurements of minimum wages. It also seeks to establish the methods and tools for the design and management of the salary scales in the public bodies and entities, under the supervision and oversight of the MAP.
Castillo Lugo says the draft of the Regulations of Law 105-13 on Salary Regulation of the Dominican State should have been approved in 2014. He said the passing of the regulation is one of the commitments assumed by this government administration in the General Plan for the Reform and Modernization of the Public Administration (PGRMAP), approved by Decree No. 149-21.
When asked about the significant wage increases made, especially in the financial sector of government, President Luis Abinader had commented they were “imprudent” at a time when most Dominicans are suffering the brunt of inflation without the relief of wage increases.
During a panel on the high wages for the Esta Noche con Mariasela variety TV program, Dario Castillo Lugo explained that the government superintendencies and other entities that pay high wages consider they are ruled by the Labor Code and not the Ministry of Public Administration ruling.
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10 August 2022