Civil sector workers in Laos lose out to corruption and rising cost of living
Salaries for civil servants in Laos remain stagnant and will not be increased during the next fiscal year largely because of corruption, despite the rising cost of living in the one-party communist nation, sources inside the country said.
Sila Viengkeo, vice minister of finance, told a press conference at the National Assembly [parliament] that civil servant salaries, which have not been increased during the current fiscal year, would not be raised next year, according to a report by the Vientiane Times.
A civil servant, who declined to be identified, told RFA’s Lao Service that current salaries are not enough to cover personal expenses.
