Babis: Govt to spend 10 pc more on public sector wages in 2019

The Czech government wants to increase the spending on salaries in the public sector by 10 percent, or 8.8 billion crowns, in 2019 and mainly raise the salaries of professions with low pay and those facing a shortage of staff, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday. Base salaries will show a 2 percent increase and be tied to inflation. Babis said the rest of the money would be given to cultural institutions, social service and some offices whose employees had the lowest wages.