<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡22日讯）首相敦马哈迪表示，政府在2018年的公务员退休金达238亿7000万令吉，是2016年58亿6000万令吉的4倍。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马哈迪指出，政府正面临退休金每年增加的挑战。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他今日在国会下议院说：“此外，前朝政府还以相对较高的幅度调涨公务员的薪资，从而增加政府的退休金负担。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“为了解决这一问题，政府正在研究多项新机制。我们希望新机制不会对政府造成负担，而公务员在服务期届满后也不会面临任何损失。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马哈迪是答复国阵瓜拉吉挠区国会议员Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed的提问。后者要求政府说明关于执行一项改进的合约制，以取代公务员聘用的长期和退休计划的状况。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在随后的提问中，国阵林茂区国会议员凯里要求政府保证新机制不会影响现有公务员的退休金。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马哈迪指出，政府将遵守与现有公务员签订的所有雇佣合约。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/putrajaya-spent-rm24b-retirement-benefits-civil-servants-2018-vs-rm6b-2006" target="_blank">Putrajaya spent RM24b on retirement benefits to civil servants in 2018, vs RM6b in 2006</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡22日讯）首相敦马哈迪表示，政府在2018年的公务员退休金达238亿7000万令吉，是2016年58亿6000万令吉的4倍。

马哈迪指出，政府正面临退休金每年增加的挑战。

他今日在国会下议院说：“此外，前朝政府还以相对较高的幅度调涨公务员的薪资，从而增加政府的退休金负担。”

“为了解决这一问题，政府正在研究多项新机制。我们希望新机制不会对政府造成负担，而公务员在服务期届满后也不会面临任何损失。”

马哈迪是答复国阵瓜拉吉挠区国会议员Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed的提问。后者要求...

2018年公务员退休金达240亿 2006年为60亿

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