Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has not made any clear statements on a dearness allowance for government workers, but has proposed an increase in the “special benefits” they are entitled to. “In this context, I would like to mention that as no pay scale has been declared after 2015, I propose to increase special benefit for the government employees in the budget of FY2025-26,” he said. There’s a fair chance it will happen, but it may take some time.”The budget speech did not discuss a dearness allowance and it was unclear what “special benefits” government employees will receive. After the interim government took charge, the issue of a dearness allowance for government employees was raised in September and October last year. On Jan 18, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said: “Giving dearness allowance to government officials and employees under the current circumstances will undoubtedly create problems.”“A dearness allowance at this time will increase inflation.
