Saudi Arabia to reward high-performing government employees

Saudi Arabia’s ministry of finance will reward employees of government authorities, which reported higher revenue.

A total of 20 percent of the surplus revenue will be allocated for the government authority's budget in the next fiscal year, the ministry said in a statement.

Allocations, however, should not exceed 5 percent of total original allocations in the previous fiscal year's budget.

Meanwhile, a maximum of 30 percent of allocations will be rewarded to the employees who contributed to the government authority's strong performance, and another 30 percent of allocations for the development of investments.

The remaining amount will be used for other budget appropriations.

The state authority's chairman will determine the employee’s reward, which should not exceed a three-month salary per fiscal year, the ministry said.

The reward will be only granted to the employees who contributed to achieving higher revenue, and those working on investment development.