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Budget Progress: Agreement on Raise for Teachers, Civil Servants The finance and budget commission of the Wolesi Jirga (House of Representatives) and the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday made some progress toward passing the budget for the next fiscal year. The head of Parliament’s finance and budget commission said that the government has approved a slight increase in the salaries of the teachers and the civil servants based on the recommendation of Parliament.  Based on the recommendation, 2,000 Afs will be added to the salaries of employees between grades 1 through 8. “The budget is...

The meeting between officials of the Ministry of Finance and MPs ended with signs of flexibility from the government towards lawmakers’ demands as it was agreed to increase the salaries of

(Last Updated On: January 9, 2021) Lawmakers on Saturday cried foul and accused government of violating the Constitution after allowing four nominated ministers and the nominated head of the Central Bank to continue in acting ministerial positions despite having lost their votes of confidence in parliament. MPs in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said government’s failure to remove the acting ministers was illegal and that it was obliged to nominate new ministers so as to legitimize the cabinet. The MPs called on President Ashraf Ghani to remove the acting minister...