STATE civil servants have reason to rejoice – they will receive a special payment of RM1,500 by next year.CM Musa, who announced the good news when tabling the State Budget 2018, said the special payment was given to show the Government's appreciation to them."The State's civil servants are the main pulse and heart of the government machinery and administration.
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"Therefore, as announced by the Federal Government of RM1,500 as bonus for their civil servants in the national budget 2018, we have agreed to provide a special payment RM1,500 to all Sabah Civil Servants," he said.Musa said the special assistance will be made twice, of which RM1,000 will be paid simultaneously with salary payment of January 2018 while another RM500 in next year's Hari Raya Aidil Fitri celebration.
Apart from this, he said the State Government which is a caring Government of the people's well-being and their needs, will further increase the allocation under special fund for 'Sentuhan Kasih' of each member of the State Legislative Assembly especially the Barisan Nasional (BN) members from RM500,000 to RM800,000 next year.He said the State Government has increased such allocation of cater for welfare and emergency needs of the people as it realised members of the State Legislative Assembly have worked tirelessly to help and safeguard the welfare of the people.