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President Xi, civil servants get salary hike

BEIJING — China has raised salaries for public employees sharply this year, after they had been frozen for years and after government officials had been leaving their jobs because of low pay. It is the first time since 2006 that civil servants have received a salary increase.

BEIJING — China has raised salaries for public employees sharply this year, after they had been frozen for years and after government officials had been leaving their jobs because of low pay. It is the first time since 2006 that civil servants have received a salary increase.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the other six members of the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee were given 62 per cent pay rises, state-run media said yesterday.

Mr Xi’s basic monthly pay will rise to 11,385 yuan (S$2,450) from 7,020 yuan, the China Daily said, citing announcements by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. At the bottom of the scale, the lowest-ranked civil servants have seen their pay more than double to 1,320 yuan.

An increasing number of officials are quitting over low compensation, the newspaper said, but it pointed out that basic salaries make up just one component of civil servants’ monthly compensation. Additional allowances are also provided based on their positions and duties, it said, though it did not provide breakdowns or amounts. AGENCIES

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