This Tuesday, the Assembly of the Republic (AR) approved, by Consensus and in definitive form, the Proposal to Amend Law no. 5/2022, of February 14, which defines the rules and criteria for setting the remuneration of public servants, holders or members of Public Bodies and holders and members of the bodies of the administration of justice and approves the Single Salary Table (TSU), amended and republished by Law no. 14/2022, of October 10..

This measure, initially announced by the Council of Ministers on Thursday and now put to the vote, was justified in Parliament by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela, by the need to strengthen wage justice and the sustainability of public accounts.

For Max Tonela, "the proposed changes basically consist of a downward revision of the remuneration and representation allowances of tutelaries and members of sovereign bodies and public bodies, with the aim of helping to reduce the gap between the top and the bottom, strengthening pay justice in the public administration and improving the sustainability of public accounts."

According to the minister, the proposal is in line with the objectives of improving the management of public finances and aims to increase the envelope of resources to finance vital sectors and boost the economy.

Among other things, it revises the remuneration of members of the provincial assemblies, which is much higher than that of provincial and national executive bodies, as well as specialist professionals from various sectors of the state.