[Palestine] Civil and military employees to receive ‘partial salaries’ for 13th month running

[Palestine] Civil and military employees to receive ‘partial salaries’ for 13th month running
09 Dec 2022

On December 6, the Palestinian Ministry of Finance announced that it will pay only partial salaries to the majority of civil and military employees for the thirteenth month in a row, Middle East Monitor reports.

In its statement, the ministry said, "The date for paying public employees' salaries is tomorrow, Tuesday, as follows: 80 per cent of the November salary for all employees, with a minimum limit of 2,000 shekels [$587]." 

The statement added that the ministry will pay five per cent of the employees' overdue salaries for the previous period while the remainder of their salaries will be paid when the financial situation permits.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is in the midst of a financial crisis as a result of the decline in Arab and international financial support and Israel's withholding of tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians.

Over the past three years, Israel has reportedly deducted about 600 million shekels ($144 million) annually from Palestine's tax revenues. This constitutes about 60 per cent of the PA's monthly income.


Source: Middle East Monitor

(Quote via original reporting)

On December 6, the Palestinian Ministry of Finance announced that it will pay only partial salaries to the majority of civil and military employees for the thirteenth month in a row, Middle East Monitor reports.

In its statement, the ministry said, "The date for paying public employees' salaries is tomorrow, Tuesday, as follows: 80 per cent of the November salary for all employees, with a minimum limit of 2,000 shekels [$587]." 

The statement added that the ministry will pay five per cent of the employees' overdue salaries for the previous period while the remainder of their salaries will be paid when the financial situation permits.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is in the midst of a financial crisis as a result of the decline in Arab and international financial support and Israel's withholding of tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians.

Over the past three years, Israel has reportedly deducted about 600 million shekels ($144 million) annually from Palestine's tax revenues. This constitutes about 60 per cent of the PA's monthly income.


Source: Middle East Monitor

(Quote via original reporting)

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