Fayose urged the senate to be mindful of the reality that many states in Nigeria were unable to
pay workers salary now because of the huge debt left behind by past governments.
Not exact matches
As of
now,
workers are taxed 7.15 percent of their
salaries, and their employers
pay an equal amount.
A statement released on Monday by the party's state publicity secretary, Mr Bode Ogunmola, he said «it is shameful and the peak of rascality that a government which is saddled with its inability to
pay workers salaries let alone executing people oriented projects more than half way into its tenure, will
now scheme to mortgage out collective future.
«Right
now, while Oyo State Government had
paid its
workers and pensioners two months
salaries and pensions from Paris Club fund and a month allocation, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters is yet to release fund to
pay local government
workers and pensioners, serving Primary School Teachers and retired Primary School Teachers.»
The jubilant
workers and pensioners, who staged a colourful march - past to commemorate the event to the delight of the governor and other audience, added that «we are happy to celebrate the good days
now, where
salaries and pensions are
paid without lobbying», saying: «All thanks to His Excellency, Rt..
I am
now a Social
Worker, with two children and my husband is a Social
Worker and with our
salary being in the helping profession we don't make alot, and so we have to
pay $ 800.00 a month on our school loans and thats with Income based payments, so we
pay more for our school loans then we
pay for our truck loan, phone bill, and electricity combined.
A lot of
workers fell into a range where they were making too much to qualify for exempt status but were struggling to make a living wage, and
now they'll likely either see
salary increases or additional income by way of overtime
pay.