Madrid. .- The President of Syria Bashar al-Assad signed a decree to increase the salaries of all public employees and state-affiliated companies in more than 75 percent. The measure will benefit both temporary and permanent employees, has informed the state agency SANA. At the same time ordered to reduce taxes that weigh on these wages.
The Syrian decree adds 1,500 pounds (22 euros) to all wages. This increase is necessary to add a 30 percent payroll below 10,000 pounds (151 euros), and 20 percent for those who are above that amount. Meanwhile, the government sets the minimum wage for public and private sectors and companies of mixed participation in 9,765 pounds (148 euros).
These changes will take effect in April. Al Assad has also ordered an increase of 25 percent in the salaries of pensioners, both civilian and military. They were also given an allowance of £ 1,500. In another decree, the President sets the phasing out of taxes that affect all these payroll, and disclaims any type of lower wage rates to 10,000 Syrian pounds.
These changes also come into force next month's salaries. The Finance Minister Mohammad al-Husain, explained that the increase in wages and tax cuts are aimed at improving the income level of all employees. The measures taken are consistent with a time of great tension in Syrian society, as a result of opposition demonstrations and clashes with security forces, which have claimed dozens of deaths.
Are released dozens of political prisoners Dozens of political prisoners have been released in the last hours in Syria and is expected to be released soon another group of prisoners, said a human rights activist. Akram al-Bunni, Syria's former political prisoner, told journalists that about seventy political prisoners, most of them Kurds, were released in the early hours of today from Saidnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus.
He said that the authorities in Damascus were exploring the possibility of releasing another group of political prisoners "very soon." Al Buni not provide details on the identity of political activists released. The prisoner release comes amid a series of political protests taking place in Syria in recent days and have caused dozens of deaths, especially in two southern cities, and Sanamein Deraa. 
The Syrian decree adds 1,500 pounds (22 euros) to all wages. This increase is necessary to add a 30 percent payroll below 10,000 pounds (151 euros), and 20 percent for those who are above that amount. Meanwhile, the government sets the minimum wage for public and private sectors and companies of mixed participation in 9,765 pounds (148 euros).
These changes will take effect in April. Al Assad has also ordered an increase of 25 percent in the salaries of pensioners, both civilian and military. They were also given an allowance of £ 1,500. In another decree, the President sets the phasing out of taxes that affect all these payroll, and disclaims any type of lower wage rates to 10,000 Syrian pounds.
These changes also come into force next month's salaries. The Finance Minister Mohammad al-Husain, explained that the increase in wages and tax cuts are aimed at improving the income level of all employees. The measures taken are consistent with a time of great tension in Syrian society, as a result of opposition demonstrations and clashes with security forces, which have claimed dozens of deaths.
Are released dozens of political prisoners Dozens of political prisoners have been released in the last hours in Syria and is expected to be released soon another group of prisoners, said a human rights activist. Akram al-Bunni, Syria's former political prisoner, told journalists that about seventy political prisoners, most of them Kurds, were released in the early hours of today from Saidnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus.
He said that the authorities in Damascus were exploring the possibility of releasing another group of political prisoners "very soon." Al Buni not provide details on the identity of political activists released. The prisoner release comes amid a series of political protests taking place in Syria in recent days and have caused dozens of deaths, especially in two southern cities, and Sanamein Deraa.
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