Minister for ICT Frank Tumwebaze has said cabinet approved the 2018/2019 financial year budget without precise figures of salary increment for public servants.
Tumwebaze says even though ministries submitted ministerial statements to parliament for scrutiny last week, the Finance Ministry is finalising budget cash limits and will ensure that salary increment for public servants is within the budget limits.
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Even when parliament is scrutinising ministerial budgets, Tumwebaze said the Ministry of Finance can amend the budget depending on revenue and expenditure projections.
At the weekly media briefing at the Uganda Media Centre today, Tumwebaze said the issue of wages is being weighed against other government priorities such as development financing. He said government will communicate once final figures in regard to salary increment of public servants are finalised.
“For now we can not conclusively say we shall enhance the salaries by this month, we are still looking at the budget and we shall communicate conclusively,” Tumwebaze said.
In November last year, Public service minister Muluri Mukasa announced that government would start enhancing salaries of public servants but in a phased manner. Mukasa said the first phase that will be considered in the 2018/19 financial year would cater for primary school teachers, secondary school science teachers, soldiers from the rank of private to sergeant, police staff from the rank of constable to sergeant, prison staff from rank of warder to sergeant, security officers at junior ranks, judiciary officers, health workers and all scientists in government ministries or departments.
Mukasa said cabinet had directed the Public Service and Finance ministries to come up with final figures before end of December.
