The government plans to approve a general increase in employee salaries before the upcoming Labor Day, aiming to support citizens’ purchasing power, according to reliable sources cited in ‘Al Omq al Maghribi’ newspaper. The decision will come in response to demands from labor unions to improve wages and reduce tax pressure on salaries and pensions.
As per a government source, the expected salary increase for public sector employees will not include officials from the Ministry of National Education, university professors, and doctors. The exclusion of these groups is attributed to previous salary increases resulting from sectoral dialogues initiated by the government with unions.
Sources mentioned that the government is still in discussions with labor unions to reach a final agreement on the salary increase before the upcoming Labor Day, indicating that the raise will also extend to the expected minimum wage.
It was suggested that a new agreement will be signed before the next Labor Day, where unions are demanding a net increase of 1,000 dirhams in salaries, which will raise the minimum wage in the public sector to 5,000 dirhams.
While the government has not yet disclosed the exact salary increase amount for employees, a government source stated that the state budget will not bear additional financial burdens due to economic crises related to inflation pressures and consecutive drought years.
