Employees Civil servants and employees, 8,600 of them, will cost a budget in the amount of HK 343.8 million. He is so much in the budget, which yesterday adopted the FBiH Parliament, planned for their gross salaries, and the total amount is higher than in 2024. Years.
Economic expert Ranko Markuš says that the growth of salaries in the public sector can be justified if it is initiated by inflation, the need to maintain a qualified staff or improving the efficiency of the state administration.
Decision on minimum salary
– The total amount must also grow due to the minimum salary decision, because if the odds remain the same for the least paid jobs, and the base increases, it will lead to a linear salary increase in all positions. This is confirmed by the fact that the basis of the salary employees in the Authorities in the FBiH was built with 425 per 480 marks.
This means that the salary will grow and holders of executive functions – presidents and vice presidents of the FBiH, Prime Ministers, Ministers, MPs and delegates, not just the least paid – says Markuš.
The growth of the public spending problem is about which we are talking about for years. Markuš says this increase raises the question of the fiscal sustainability of the budget, especially if it is not accompanied by public administration reforms or reducing the number of employees.
Increasingly difficult burden in the private sector
– While the private sector operates with increasingly weighing Bremen, the public sector is financed from the budget that full all citizens. Therefore, the question arises whether the increase in allocation for salaries is justified at the time we face economic challenges, such as high inflation, the increase in public debt and the need for investments such as education, health and infrastructure.
If the salary increase is not accompanied by reforms that would ensure greater public administration efficiency, the budget deficit and the additional tax burden of citizens and the economy may be increased – highlights.
It concludes that transparency in the spending of public funds and the effects of employees in state institutions should be a priority in making such decisions, to ensure that the public sector really contributes to the development of the country, and not only increasing its own privileges, writes Avaz.
