PPM proposes pay cuts for city councilors
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) has proposed salary cuts of more than 50 percent for the Malé and Addu city councilors.
05 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) has proposed salary cuts of more than 50 percent for the Malé and Addu city councilors.
The parliament’s public finance committee, dominated by the PPM, said the cuts are necessary, as the functions of the city councils have recently been centralized under the housing ministry.
The motion is expected to pass as the PPM holds a comfortable majority in the People’s Majlis. Both the Addu and Malé City Councils are dominated by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
The 17 councilors would receive a salary nearly equivalent to that of island councilors if the motion is passed.
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