— As House of Representatives Moves to Increase Staffer Salaries, Create New Support Roles, while civil Servant’s salaries remain low…
IPNEWS: The House of Representatives is attempting to pass a proposal aimed at increasing salaries and benefits for political, administrative, and secretariat staffers, and establish new support positions within lawmakers’ offices.
The initiative was reintroduced by Maryland County District #2 Representative Anthony Williams, who, in a formal communication, reminded his colleagues of his earlier call for improved staff welfare and expanded office capacity to boost legislative efficiency.
Rep. Williams noted that the proposal would strengthen operations by introducing specialized coordinators for Youth, Women, Religious, and Disabled Affairs. He stressed that the measure seeks to reduce the mounting workload of legislative staffers, many of whom operate under limited financial and logistical support.
Following deliberations, the plenary forwarded the communication to the House Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance for scrutiny and recommendations.
on the heels of this expected passage, the Civil Service Association of Liberia (CSAL) has strongly criticized the Liberian government’s proposed US$1.2 billion draft national budget for Fiscal Year 2026, accusing it of “deceit” and “insensitivity” for failing to include a general salary increment for civil servants.
While initially commending the record-breaking size of the budget, CSAL’s president, Moibah K. Johnson, released a position statement on November 12, 2025, clarifying the association’s dissatisfaction with the allocation within the budget.
The CSAL highlighted several concerns regarding the budget:
The association has appealed to the Legislature to ensure salary increments for public sector workers are included during the budget review process
The budget lacks a general salary increase for civil servants, who faced previous salary cuts due to a harmonization policy that resulted in hardship.
CSAL contends that the government is violating the principles of the National Remuneration and Standardization Act of 2019 by not ensuring equity and transparency in pay.
A previous resolution submitted by CSAL advocating for wage increases and salary restructuring was not reflected in the budget.
