Libya salary cuts debated

A proposal by Libya’s Government of National Unity to cap ministers’ and senior officials’ monthly salaries at 9,000 dinars has drawn criticism. It could reduce the salaries of the president and vice presidents of the Presidential Council from around 25,000 dinars, but it does not address perks and allowances that may increase officials’ overall income. The proposal sets employee salaries at 1,000 dinars for the first grade and 4,912 dinars for the sixteenth. Critics say these levels are inadequate, particularly given estimates that around 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Experts note that senior officials make up less than 2 percent of the state workforce, so cutting their salaries alone will not improve the economy. They warn that the cuts could be offset by bonuses, which may reach 70 percent, and call for broader economic and administrative reform. Salaries for around 2.2 million employees totaled 60 billion dinars in the first nine months of the year—about 68 percent of total public spending, which stood at 88.6 billion dinars.

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