QuickCheck: Will law enforcement be receiving pay grade increases as claimed online?

RECENTLY, a poster went viral on social media along with the claim that it was from the Prime Minister's Department and that the Prime Minister would be announcing pay grade increases for police personnel in the immediate future.

Is this claim true?

VERDICT:

FALSE

In a Facebook post on its official page on Wednesday (Nov 30), the Department said that the information that had gone viral on social media – especially Facebook – is false.

“The public is asked to not spread or share any information that is doubtful or false,” it added.