Laos plans to raise minimum government salary by 2025

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The Lao government has announced plans to increase the minimum salary of civil servants to between LAK 2 million and 2.2 million (US$91.45 – 100.60) by 2025 in response to the rising cost of living and economic challenges,

The Minister of Finance, Santiphap Phomvihane, addressed the National Assembly on 13 June regarding the government’s policy on salary and allowance increases for civil servants and police. Despite recent increases, the minister acknowledged that current salaries and allowances remain insufficient to mitigate the effects of inflation and currency depreciation on the cost of living.