Fayyaz Accuses Government of Deception Over Salary Cuts and Tax Hikes

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairman Fayyaz Ismail accused the government of misleading the public by cutting political appointees' salaries while burdening citizens with increased taxes. He criticized the government for creating nearly 3,000 political jobs in the past 11 months, despite President Mohamed Muizzu's campaign promise to reduce the number of political appointees to 700. The total number of political appointees has not been disclosed. The President recently announced a 10% salary cut for political appointees and employees of state-owned enterprises in the upcoming 2025 budget to reduce government expenditure. Fayyaz's remarks were made in a post on X.

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairman Fayyaz Ismail accused the government of misleading the public by cutting political appointees' salaries while burdening citizens with increased taxes. He criticized the government for creating nearly 3,000 political jobs in the past 11 months, despite President Mohamed Muizzu's campaign promise to reduce the number of political appointees to 700. The total number of political appointees has not been disclosed. The President recently announced a 10% salary cut for political appointees and employees of state-owned enterprises in the upcoming 2025 budget to reduce government expenditure. Fayyaz's remarks were made in a post on X.

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairman Fayyaz Ismail accused the government of misleading the public by cutting political appointees' salaries while burdening citizens with increased taxes. He criticized the government for creating nearly 3,000 political jobs in the past 11 months, despite President Mohamed Muizzu's campaign promise to reduce the number of political appointees to 700. The total number of political appointees has not been disclosed. The President recently announced a 10% salary cut for political appointees and employees of state-owned enterprises in the upcoming 2025 budget to reduce government expenditure. Fayyaz's remarks were made in a post on X.

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