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BEST INTERESTS TO RETURN

RECEIVED

HE ADDED THAT IT WAS IN TAXPAYERS' THE COMPLETED ELECTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THEY THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT THEY COULD BE PROCESSED PRIOR TO THE OF THE FIRST TAX INSTALMENTS EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE OF ASSESSMENTS

NOW

TAXPAYERS' THE DEPARTMENT HAS

ISSUED MOST EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO FINALISE THE REMAINING BARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE.

THEM. DUE DATE

GENERALLY, WHILST ADDED ASSESSMENTS, ASSESSMENTS AT THE

THEIR THE DEPARTMENT IS CONFIDENT THAT ALL TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE

PAYMENT OF THEIR 1989/90 ASSESSMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE DUE DATE FOR SPOUSES' FIRST INSTALMENT.

AT THIS STAGE, HE FURTHER STRESSED THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY,

CHECK THE PROGRESS OF THEIR FOR TAXPAYERS TO TELEPHONE THE IRD TO ASSESSMENTS.

PAY TREND SURVEY PERIOD BROUGHT FORWARD

ANNUAL THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE THE PERIOD OF THE

INFORMATION FOR PAY TREND SURVEY SO THAT IT REFLECTS MORE UP-TO-DATE

PAY CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE ANNUAL CIVIL SERVICE ADJUSTMENT.

GOVERNMENT

TODAY ANNOUNCING THE DECISION

A (TUESDAY),

THE PERIOD COVERED

12 MONTHS FROM SPOKESMAN SAID THE OLD SURVEY FEBURARY 1 OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO JANUARY 31 OF THE CURRENT YEAR.

APRIL

"AS THE ANNUAL CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT TAKES

THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN 1 EACH YEAR,

AS MUCH AS 14 MONTHS OUT OF DATE BY THE TIME DECIDED," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY THE

CONDITIONS OF

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND COMMISSION CONCLUDED THAT

EFFECT FROM THE SURVEY COULD BE THE PAY ADJUSTMENT IS

STANDING COMMISSION ON

SERVICE. THE UNAVOIDABLE GIVEN AND FOLLOW,

STANDING

THE

NOT

A TIME LAG WAS

PAY SHOULD

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT CIVIL SERVICE LEAD, THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

"HOWEVER, GIVEN

THAT

TWO-THIRDS OF THE SURVEYED COMPANIES

ADJUSTMENT

COVER

AWARD THEIR ANNUAL OR PRINCIPAL PAY

AND BETWEEN JANUARY APRIL, THE COMMISSION CONSIDERED THAT THE EXTENT OF THE TIME LAG COULD BE REDUCED, AND RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO

TO THE 12 MONTHS FROM APRIL 2 OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR CURRENT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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APRIL 1 OF

THE

THE STANDING COMMISSION EXAMINED

OTHER

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SURVEY PERIOD

PAY

REDUCING THE TIME LAG BUT CONCLUDED THAT CHANGING WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AND WOULD INVOLVE LEAST DISRUPTION TO THE TREND SURVEY SYSTEM.

/THE COMMISSION