KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has agreed to provide special assistance worth one month's salary, or a minimum of RM3,000, to all Sabah state public civil servants in January next year.
During the tabling of the state's 2025 Budget, Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that the assistance, with a financial implication of RM68.48 million, would benefit 18,949 personnel.
"We recognise that civil servants are the main driving force behind the state's administration machinery. In line with the Prime Minister's announcement of a salary revision for federal civil servants last September, the Sabah government will also revise the salary rates for civil servants, including contract, open vote, and daily paid workers.
"The Sabah government will implement the salary revision in two phases: the first in December this year, and the second in 2026. This revision, with a total financial implication of RM149 million, reflects the government's commitment to reducing the income gap, including for civil servants."
Meanwhile, Masidi also allocated RM22.59 million for civil servants' training and further studies, both locally and abroad.