Mozambique: Wage Costs in Public Administration Fall 3.9 Percent

Maputo — Mozambican State expenditure on wages and other types of remuneration fell 3.9 percent in the first half of the year to 107.2 billion meticais (1.6 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate), amid efforts to contain the public-sector wage bill, which covers more than 350,000 workers.

According to first-half budget execution data from the Ministry of Finance, personnel expenditure amounted to 109.8 billion meticais, equivalent to 51.2 percent of the annual allocation for this…