By Otto Abut<\/p>\n
The national Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Awow Daniel Chuong has promised to pay the government employees who undergo months without salaries.<\/p>\n
In a press briefing earlier today [Thursday] the Minister vowed to pay a one-month salary arrears to the civil servants across the country who had not been paid for six months.<\/p>\n
The move came following the country’s economic hardship due to the high inflation rate of United States Dollars against South Sudanese Pound.<\/p>\n
Currently, $100 is changed at a rate of 230 thousand Pounds in the black market which makes commodities prices skyrocketing in the markets.<\/p>\n
Hon. Daniel said despite the economic difficulties in the country, the government could pay October salary foremost to the organized forces and another civil servant in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Minister highlighted that his government has been seeking funds from international monetary bodies that enabled them to secure cash to clear the public servants<\/p>\n
He appealed to the South Sudanese to embark on agriculture production for a long-term solution that will make the country exit from the ongoing economic crisis.<\/p>\n
Hon. Daniel discouraged the citizens from depending on oil production which has not been helping the country’s economy.<\/p>\n
Minister Awow was appointed to replace Dr. Bak Bernaba who served for nearly nine months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Otto Abut The national Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Awow Daniel Chuong has promised to pay the government employees who undergo months without salaries. In a press briefing earlier today [Thursday] the Minister vowed to pay a one-month salary arrears to the civil servants across the country who had not been paid for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n