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International Monetary Fund pushes for lower allowances

In a move that could trigger harsh resistance from a majority of civil servants, the International Monetary Fund has prescribed the lowering of allowances to the State officials to help contain the ballooning wage bill.

Of particular concern to the IMF is the ever growing huge gap between the public and private sector pay levels with the public officials earning higher salaries than their private sector counterparts mainly because of the allowances they enjoy.

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