Workers and pensioners are set to see their incomes increase from 1 January, amid changes to tax brackets and pension payments. The monthly pension will rise by 1.1%, a change already reflected in the January payments made in December. There will be an additional increase in salaries for state employees, thanks to an agreement signed by the previous government and the union CGFP at the end of last year. Under the agreement, wages will go up by 1.95% for all state workers, and replaces a temporary points-based system, depending on grade and role, which was in place this year.
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