The public sector wage bill continues to be the largest expenditure item, consuming around 68 per cent of total 2004 expenditure.

At the same time, there have been efforts to raise the level of earned income by setting minimum wage legislation. But the minimum wage has never reached the floor set for a living income and has not, therefore, appreciably reduced the bill for wage subsidies.

The strategy adopted to contain public expenditure is to reduce the wage bill by reducing the staff of the civil service and eliminating duplication.

The primary budget bill (Bill 363) allows for 544.1 million in expenditure on public schools, the police department and critical Government operations.

These mechanisms can be classified into two broad categories government sector and non government sector wage fixing mechanisms.

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The secondary budget bill (Bill 376) provides 31 million in funding for the Governor's Office, the Legislature, the Public Auditor, mayors and other government operations.

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In 2004 half of the minimum monthly wage established by the Government was 1240 EEK.

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Therefore, the submission of the Government Bill to Parliament has been postponed until June 2005.

He also asked the Government to inform him whether the draft bill had been adopted.

The Government of Cyprus noted that it had prepared a bill on granting asylum to refugees.

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33. Government income distribution strategies have been put into operation through labour legislation and minimum wage machinery.

One aim of the Government Bill is to improve the legal protection of children in criminal cases.

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Its work is impartial, holding each Government to the standards affirmed in the International Bill of Human Rights.

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Limiting the number of civil servants and State officials in order to control the wage bill this action is under way with technical and logistical support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In December 1995 a bill concerning the majority of the government research institutions was passed in the Folketing (Parliament) and another bill covering the archives libraries and museums was passed in March 1996.

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Higher growth of the minimum wage than of the average wage.

In the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Bill, the Government simply states that the 1940 Ordinance was no longer applicable.

Many a time benefits of such wage increases have been extended to employees in the non government sector as well.

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