By A Correspondent- The government has maintained that it will not any time soon be able to pay civil servants in foreign currency despite the dollarisation of the whole economy.

This was revealed by the state media, Sunday when it reported that the government had effected an increment on civil servants salaries that saw the lowest paid worker being paid US$205 equivalent on the interbank exchange rate.

The state propaganda mouthpiece said the Zimbabwe dollar salary reviews were meant to ensure that Government employees will be earning around US$540 equivalent before the end of the year.

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, Paul Mavima told the state media that the government will increase civil servants salaries again in June. The offer to increase salaries was made by Government at the beginning of last month.

“The 25 percent salary increment for civil servants was effected in April. So, in June we will do another 45 percent to bring it to 70 percent for this half of the year,” he said.