Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has lambasted certain parties for questioning the government's intent to offer a 13% hike in civil servants’ salaries.
Speaking at the launch of the World Firefighters Day celebration in Perak on Saturday (May 4), Anwar said such an action should not be disputed because the increase is in recognition of the contribution and sacrifices by government personnel such as those from the Fire and Rescue Department.
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Speaking at the launch of the World Firefighters Day celebration in Perak on Saturday (May 4), Anwar said such an action should not be disputed because the increase is in recognition of the contribution and sacrifices by government personnel such as those from the Fire and Rescue Department.
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00:00Three, two, one.
00:09I am here to express my appreciation,
00:13thank you for the service and service of the deceased.
00:17And not only to the country,
00:21the rescue department that is now recognized in the world.
00:27The bomb department is also ahead.
00:29And I feel that this country must be elevated.
00:35And to be elevated is only with spirit and sacrifice.
00:42And I want to remind, not only to the troops,
00:45but also to the general public.
00:48Sometimes they complain,
00:51complaining about some decisions,
00:54when we want to give additional
00:57contributions
00:59and recognition to the service and public responsibility.
01:03They don't know sometimes,
01:05why in the current economic situation,
01:08the government chooses to raise the salary and contributions of public officials.
01:15They forget, this country is safe,
01:18this country is safe
01:19from the fire, from the landslide,
01:21all because of the service and sacrifice.
01:26So we have a time,
01:29I don't say this country is in a state.
01:33Tan Sri, Dr. Jafri is here, he knows.
01:36In the development of the economy,
01:38hope, the administration of foreign countries and so on.
01:41First, because the politics are stable,
01:43and the country is safe.
01:46Because of that, if not, he will not invest
01:48billions of ringgit.
01:50That's why Dr. Ngakwaming mentioned
01:52about recognition,
01:54there are offices,
01:56there are allowances,
01:59there are contributions and salaries.
02:02I am curious,
02:04as well as KSN and KPPA.
02:08Because I know 12 years
02:10has come
02:13for us to study the service scheme again.
02:16I know some criticize,
02:18some parliamentarians say,
02:20oh, who knows,
02:22in the parliament will not pass.
02:24I want to see which face
02:26wants to oppose the increase
02:28in allowances and salaries,
02:30your service.
02:31If there are people who dare to oppose this,
02:33without any reason,
02:34please be patient,
02:35we will humiliate them in the election.
02:39As long as we do this,
02:43even though I told you the economy
02:45is not so good,
02:46but now it is developing.
02:48But the economy is weak,
02:50because sometimes,
02:51the leaders are greedy.
02:53Debt is overflowing.
02:55The contract that should be 200 million,
02:57becomes 250 million.
02:59Why burden the Bomba family?
03:03That's a problem that I inherited
03:05and I have to solve.
03:07I say, starting from 1st December,
03:09God willing,
03:11I will witness the best increase
03:13that has ever been made
03:15in this country,
03:16all this time.
03:20For those below,
03:22the lower ranks,
03:24the increase is higher
03:26than 15-20%,
03:27because we don't want
03:29the gap to be too high,
03:31between the highest salary
03:33and the lowest salary.
03:35Therefore,
03:37our scheme will change,
03:39so that of course,
03:41the highest must be higher.
03:43A person who has served for 30 years,
03:45his salary cannot be the same
03:47as a person who has served for 3 years.
03:49People who have skills and expertise
03:51must be recognized.
03:53But don't let the gap
03:55happen too much.
03:57And because of that,
03:59we will reduce the gap,
04:02meaning the lower ranks,
04:04maybe up to 20, 25, 30,
04:07the percentage of increase,
04:10but overall,
04:12I want to announce 15%.