Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Council of Ministers reviewed the Pay Research Bureau’s (PRB) 2026 recommendations on Friday, which cover salaries, job classifications, and terms of service across the public sector. The scope includes the civil service, parastatal bodies, statutory institutions, local authorities, the Rodrigues Regional Assembly, and private secondary schools. The proposed average salary increase—calculated based on gross December 2025 wages—is 15.3%, significantly higher than the 7.95% recommended in the 2021 report.
Given current economic conditions, the government has decided to implement the recommendations in two phases. Fifty percent of the adjustments will take effect in January 2026, with the full 100% applied from January 2027 onward.
The revised salary scale effective 1 January 2026, along with a 5% permanent allowance integrated into base pay, is projected to cost the state approximately Rs 10.9 billion annually.
