“Administrative issue” behind delayed civil service wage payments: Finance Minister
01 Aug 2012, 12:53 PM
Ahmed Nazeer and Neil Merrett
Finance Minister Abdulla Jihad has said that delays in paying wages to some state employees was the result of an “administrative issue” with the Bank of Maldives (BML) that was expected to be resolved by today.
Jihad told Minivan News that there were no issue maintaining civil servant salaries, adding that BML had been unable to credit accounts for the last few days. A BML spokesperson today responded that the company was “not aware of any such issues” concerning payments being made to accounts it held.
Meanwhile, several island councils have said they had not had any issues with providing wages to their staff.
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