The Cost of the 2013 Pay Raise
Starting after March 27, 2013, federal employees can expect a 0.5% pay raise after having no raises for the last two years. How much does this pay increase add to the federal budget?
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Starting after March 27, 2013, federal employees can expect a 0.5% pay raise after having no raises for the last two years. How much does this pay increase add to the federal budget?
The House voted Tuesday to block the scheduled 0.5% pay raise for federal employees for 2013 which would effectively extend the pay freeze for another year.
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A growing number of voices in Congress have come out against President Obama’s executive order giving Congress a 0.5% pay raise.
Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) is urging House members to block the pay increase for Members of Congress that was recently enacted by an executive order.
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An executive order was issued Thursday which will make the end to the pay freeze for the federal workforce official in the spring. But federal employees aren’t the only ones who are getting a pay raise from the deal.