The Council of Ministers approved this Thursday, April 13, the interim salary increase of 1% and the increase in the meal subsidy by 80 cents, to six euros per day, in the civil service, paid in May, retroactive to January .
The announcement was made by the Minister of the Presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva, at the press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting.
With the interim increase of 1% "the agreement signed with the unions is fulfilled, in order to assess, as the year goes on, the State's capacities to update the signed agreement", said the minister.
Mariana Vieira da Silva said that with this update, the average wage increase is now 4,6% (compared to the previous 3,6%) and the increase in the wage bill, which was 5,2%, is now 6,6 .XNUMX%.
The mid-term salary increase and the increase in the meal subsidy will be paid in May, retroactive to January, as announced by the Government.
At the Wednesday meeting with the unions, the Government advanced to the union structures that the retroactive payments relating to the months from January to April will be paid in May, without withholding tax, with the settlement being made in 2024, upon delivery of the annual income tax return.
The Government is working to publish corrected withholding tax tables, for May and June, to accommodate the 1% salary increase and, in July, the new model of IRS tables, which have already been published, will come into force.
The additional salary increase of 1%, to face inflation, represents an increase in public administration personnel expenses of 245 million euros, according to the Government.
The increase in the meal subsidy from 5,20 euros to six euros represents an increase in expenditure of 144 million euros, plus tax and contributory expenses of 163 million euros, making a total of 307 million euros.
The global valuation of the public administration wage bill (including all measures, such as progressions and promotions) increased from 5,1% to 6,6%, to 1.709 million euros.
This 1% interim salary increase is added to the update already granted in January, of around 52 euros for salaries up to around 2.600 euros and 2% above this amount.
In global terms, 40,5% of the 472 civil servants will see a 6% raise, while 16,7% of workers will see a 9,1% pay rise
Considering the various valuation measures, including the increase in the meal subsidy, more than 320 thousand public administration workers pass the barrier of 100 euros in increase, according to the Government.
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