Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced that the government has granted a 6.5% increase across-the-board for public sector workers along with a one-month tax-free bonus for the Disciplined Services with civilian members of the GDF receiving the bonus for the first time.
The award was again made without any free collective bargaining with the public service unions.
Singh, in making the announcement yesterday, stated that the Government of Guyana continues to work to advance the country’s national development agenda and to improve the wellbeing of Guyanese.