Uganda, April 16 -- The government has said the harmonised wage bill for the Financial Year 2024/25 is Shs7.513 trillion based on the audit report on wage harmonisation.

The Permanent Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi, said the harmonised wage bill includes staff who had been recruited but not accessed the payroll.

The salary disparities in different Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been causing persistent shortfalls in wage payment, which compelled the Ministry of Finance to carry out verification of the payroll.

"The ministry requested the Office of the Auditor General to undertake a special audit of the salary and pension payrolls to address the persistent shortfalls in salary, pension, and gratuit...