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Saleem reappointed as Budget Committee Chair, Fazad as Vice Chair
The Budget Review Committee reappointed Eydhafushi MP Ahmed Saleem as chairperson and nominated PNC's Ali Fazad as vice chair at its inaugural meeting on Wednesday. Finance Minister Moosa Zameer presented a proposed 2027 budget of MVR 56,704,440,795 to the People's Majlis, down 4.5 billion Rufiyaa from the 2026 approved budget.
Politics
Pay raises for Ministers, Speaker and Chief Justice approved
The People's Majlis passed pay raises for the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice, Cabinet Ministers' car allowances and councilors' salaries, with 42 of 54 members voting in favour. The increases, decided by the Public Accounts Committee, raise the Speaker's and Chief Justice's total pay to MVR 95,125 each, drawing divided public opinion.
Politics
Salaries raised of Chief Justice, Speaker, ministers, councilors
Maldives parliament voted to raise salaries for the Chief Justice, Speaker, ministers and local council officials, with the Speaker and Chief Justice pay set at equal levels. Opposition MDP MPs opposed the moves, calling them shameful, while ruling PNC MPs said the changes address pay discrepancies among senior state positions.
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