KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) wants the government to consider a two-month bonus and raise some fixed allowances, including housing and subsistence, for the 1.4 million civil servants in Budget 2014.
Cuepacs president Datuk Omar Osman said the government should give the bonus and increase in allowances, following the escalating cost of living, especially after the recent petrol subsidy reduction.
He said Cuepacs hoped the housing allowance would be increased, based on grade after 15 years being on the same level as house prices were increasing now.
It also wanted the government to reduce interest rates on housing loans for civil servants from four per cent to one per cent.
Cuepacs also sought an adjustment of RM300 for the subsistence allowance (Cola) for urban and rural towns.
Meanwhile, Omar said Cuepacs welcomed Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan's statement on tax exemption for the middle-income group which is expected to be announced in Budget 2014 on Oct 25.
-Bernama.
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