WILLEMSTAD - Political authorities and ministers on the highest pay scale will see a 25 percent cut in their salary. It concerns a wage cut in the highest civil servant scale.
This is officially at scale 17, but for years the highest civil servants have been paid more. Actually, this should be a scale of 18, but this does not officially exist.
According to the government, this is the most socially acceptable solution. The highest civil servants will now fall into a scale of 18, but there will be no pay rise.