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Wednesday, December 18
A law capping government salaries at $1,750 a month will continue through the summer.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
A law capping government salaries at $1,750 a month will continue through the summer. Adopted three months ago, in solidarity with the corona lockdown, the cap increasingly was seen as an invitation to corruption. However, on Monday, the government withdrew a bill to abolish the cap. Last week, in his interview with Liga.net, IMF representative Ljungman said: “Limiting the size of the maximum salary can lead to the loss of the greatest talents and the necessary experience. This would not be in the interests of Ukraine.”
