The bill also proposes raising public servants’ salaries and continuing the annual cash handout to residents.
Macao civil servants
The head of a local civil servants association says official inflation figures, which are very low, are not an accurate reflection of actual price hikes.
Government will keep expenditure restrictions for 2023 budget proposals, due to be discussed and voted on in the Legislative Assembly in November.
Other Covid-19 news: most public servants believed to have been vaccinated; only six residents permanently excused from inoculation for health reasons.
