{"id":15710,"date":"2022-12-05T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T09:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15710"},"modified":"2022-12-05T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T09:03:08","slug":"ministers-agree-to-20-pay-cut-says-anwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15710","title":{"rendered":"Ministers agree to 20% pay cut, says Anwar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5<\/strong> — The new Cabinet has agreed to cut the monthly salary of ministers by 20%, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the decision reflected the concern of the Cabinet members about the problems faced by the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anwar also said the salary cut would remain in effect until the country\u2019s economy had recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“If the economy recovers in three years\u2019 time, we will review\u2026 this salary cut is appropriate, but I would like to thank them (ministers) for their willingness to make a bit of sacrifice.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Some people say Anwar is willing to forgo the prime minister\u2019s salary because he is getting the finance minister\u2019s pay. That is not correct\u2026 there is only one salary,” <\/em>he said at a press conference after chairing his first Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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