- 15% Increase In Salaries of Teachers
- Recruitment of 2,000 Teachers
- Recruitment of 3,000 Health Workers
- Recuritment of 1,000 Civil Servants
- Recuritment of 600 Soldiers
- 15% Salary Increament for the Forces
- 15 Increase In Salaries of Staff of Tertiary Institutions
- 30% Salary Increase For Civil Servants
The Finance Minister, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, this past Friday 15 Novermber read the 2025 Budget Statement otherwise known as the appropriation bill to Members of Parliamnet.
He explained that the theme of the budget is Improving the Well Being and Quality of Life of Sierra Leoneans, pointing out that the 2025 budget will seek to consolidate the gains and prioritise programmes and policies that will foster inclusion and economic resilience, as well as improve the quality of lives of the people of Sierra Leone.
He however stated that it will require the continued implementation of prudent fiscal and monetary policies to safeguard macroeconomic stability which is imperative to undertake sectoral and structural reforms to promote sustainable and inclusive growth and enchance the living standards of Sierra Leoneans.
“Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, the Government Wage Bill is projected to increase to NLe7.6 billion (3.9 percent of GDP) in 2025 from NLe6.5 billion (3.9 percent of GDP) in 2024,” he said.
He noted that the increase in the nominal wage bill covers the following: Government’s commitment to a 45 percent increase in salaries for teachers which started in 2023 remains intact.
“Teachers will, therefore, receive the third and final tranche of 15 percent increase in January 2025,” he maintained.
He said that Government will also recruit 2,000 additional teachers and reassess and promote 3,043 teachers, effective by September 2025, adding that there will Recruitment of 3,000 health workers effective July 2025 and a 15 percent salary increase for health workers effective April 2025.
That there will be recruitment of additional 1,000 civil servants, awarding 30 percent salary increase effective April 2025 for civil servants in Grades 8 to 14 who had not received any pay raise since 2018.
He announced that there will be Recruitment of 500 staff by tertiary educational institutions effective September 2025 as follows: Universities – 300, Colleges -100 and Technical and Vocational Institutions -100 staff.
That a 15 percent salary increase is awarded to staff of tertiary education institutions effective April 2025, announcing the recruitment of 600 military personnel effective July 2025.
“The military will be awarded a 15 percent salary increase effective April 2025. In addition, 500 military health workers will be recruited effective March 2025.
All military health workers will be awarded a 15 percent salary increase effective April 2025, as in the case of the other health workers,” he said.
Bangura also announced the recruitment of 1,000 new employees for the Sierra Leone Police effective July 2025 and a 15 percent salary increase to the Sierra Leone Police effective April 2025.
“Recruitment of 1,000 new employees by the Sierra Leone Correctional Services, effective July 2025. A 15 percent salary increase will be awarded to the Sierra Leone Correctional Services effective April 2025;
Recruitment of 200 new employees by the National Fire Force effective July 2025. A 15 percent salary increase will be awarded to the National Fire Force effective April 2025,” he added
That a cost of living adjustment of 5 percent is made for Foreign Missions and for the Judiciary effective April 2025. Government pensioners will receive a 25 percent increase in their pensions effective April 2025.
But that it will be limited to Government employees who retired before the establishment of the National
Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and Political Pensioners, adding that Core staff of Local Councils are awarded a 30 percent salary increase effective April 2025.