'High salaries making fiscal expenses unbearable'

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Finance Ministry, on Thursday, citing funds allocated for salaries in the state budget is already high, states that any further increment will make fiscal expenditure unbearable. Speaking at the Budget Committee on Thursday, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Saidh Musthafa noted that MVR 14.8 billion has been allocated in the 2026 budget for salaries alone, adding the amount will climb to approximately