President Pendarovski and his Cabinet were left without their January salary
The President of the State Stevo Pendarovski and his Cabinet they didn't get paid for last month, because the Ministry of Finance does not have additional funds for the payment of salaries, confirmed by the President's Office.
The Office of the President, in accordance with the signed Collective Agreement with the Employees' Union, provided for a 5 percent salary increase only for civil servants who are employed in the Office of the President. This increase does not apply to the President, appointees and special advisers in the Cabinet. The funds for the Budget in 2023 have been provided through own savings in the budget of our institution and for this no additional funds have been requested from the Ministry of Finance, according to a statement from the Office of the President.
According to them, this rationale is unfounded
The request for financial resources for salary for the month of January 2023, which the Office of the President submitted to the Ministry of Finance, was made in accordance with the Law, within the approved funds in the Budget of the Republic of North Macedonia for 2023, the budget beneficiary - the President and in in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the employees of the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, added the Cabinet.