EghtesadOnlie: The Iranian Cabinet set the fiscal yearend (March 20) bonuses for full-time public sector employees, including civil servants, members of the judiciary and armed forces as well as pensioners, at 8.47 million rials ($180) in its meeting on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: The number of civil servants dropped from nearly 4 million in the fiscal 2005-6 to 3.71 million in 2016-17 to constitute 16.7% of the total employees in Iran, suggesting that the public sector has a limited capacity for job creation, a recent report by the Majlis Research Center announced.

EghtesadOnline: In Iran, there is one civil servant for every 26 to 28 people whereas the international average is one for every 600 to 800 people, Iran Productivity Association announced.

EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament approved on Saturday income tax exemption for civil servants who earn less than 20 million rials (about $530) a month.