KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 ― The government will meet the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) to discuss the proposal to improve the public service sector, including the proposal by the congress that the salaries of civil servants and pensions of retirees be raised by three per cent.

Chief Secretary to the government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said the meeting would be held soon.

Ali was commenting on Cuepacs earlier statement which reportedly proposed that the matter be given due consideration by the government in the 2018 Budget.

He was met by reporters after viewing preparations made at the linkway for pedestrians between KL Sentral and the National Museum Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) here today.

However he pointed out that government had automatically given a raise of three per cent to civil servants who had reached the maximum salary structure since the past two or three years.

"In the past, upon reaching the maximum pay, civil servants have to wait for a promotion (for a salary raise) but now it is automatic...we have implement it since 2014,” he added. ― Bernama