MDP MPs warn new pay hikes will add another MVR 40mn

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Lawmakers from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) urged the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Sunday to reverse its decision to approve an increase in the salaries of public officials including the Speaker of Parliament and cabinet ministers, warning the move will add another MVR 40 million to the state’s annual expenditure. In a press statement signed by 12 out