Pay rise proposed for Bangkok officials
The Interior Ministry will propose to Cabinet next week salary increases of 23 to 51 per cent for Bangkok councillors, district councillors and city council officials, a source at Government House said yesterday.
The ministry says pay for officials is not appropriate for conditions and living costs in the capital, plus salaries and allowances had to be in line with adjusted pay for political officials.
The proposal seeks to alter pay rates retrospectively, from October 1 last year. The ministry also wants to amend the paycut for Bangkok councillors who miss more than a quarter of meetings in each term, from Bt320 a day to 3 per cent of the person's pay each day they are absent.
The rise, if approved, would give the Bangkok Council chairman a 24percent pay hike (Bt78,920 a month), while the vice chairman would get a similar rise (Bt64,970 a month) and city councillors get a 32percent hike (Bt54,120 a month). District council presidents would get a 40percent hike (Bt19,050 salary), while district councillors would get a 51percent hike (Bt15,250 salary), if the move is endorsed.
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