{"id":86015,"date":"2026-03-21T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/mps-approve-r36-9-billion-budget-salary-payments-set-for-2026"},"modified":"2026-03-21T11:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:27:32","slug":"mps-approve-r36-9-billion-budget-salary-payments-set-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/mps-approve-r36-9-billion-budget-salary-payments-set-for-2026","title":{"rendered":"Mps Approve R36.9 Billion Budget; Salary Payments Set for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Members of Parliament (MPs) have passed the R36.9billion National Budget and this means, civil servants will receive their long overdue salary review outstanding payments in July 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The MPs passed the National Budget this week after a wide debate but, the budget now await a few recommendations if any, by Senators before being adopted as an official Government document.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Members of Parliament (MPs) have passed the R36.9billion National Budget and this means, civil servants will receive their long overdue salary review outstanding payments in July 2026. 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