The leadership of PASYDY requested from the Ministry of Finance last September, with the Ministry, the gradual restoration of the allowances that remain cut from 1/1/2013, as well as the financial benefits that were suspended or even abolished by law in the name of the financial crisis. Finance to express its readiness to discuss it. As it turned out, the Ministry of Finance prioritized the return of the benefit of using a limousine on a 24-hour basis, that is, for personal use to the general managers and in number of officials who lost by law on 1/1/2016. The incident provoked reactions in the public service as well, as the Ministry of Finance wanted to first satisfy the general managers who are at the top of the salary scale of the public service. It should be noted that, in order to restore the benefit of using a limousine for personal use to the general managers, the general director of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. George Pantelis, played a catalytic role, who was directly involved in the behind-the-scenes consultations with the parliamentary parties.
In particular, the PASYDY civil servants' union sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance last September requesting a gradual restoration of bonuses and benefits in the public service. Specifically, PASYDY suggested that in three years the horizontal cut of 15% imposed on most public benefits be zeroed, where from year to year the cut in benefits is reduced by 5%. According to the same information, the only allowance paid without any reduction for a year to the eligible civil servants is the training allowance.
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