Finance Minister : There is an outflow of highly qualified staff from the public sector

There is an outflow of highly qualified staff from the public sector, Finance Minister Ivane Machavariani told journalists in Parliament on Tuesday.

According to him, highly qualified employees are moving to the private sector due to higher wages. To the question, whether the government is ready to increase the salary of the people employed in the public sector, the minister replied that there was no a magic wand to do it in one day.

“We have a big problem today : an outflow of highly qualified staff from public to private sector due to higher wages. So, we have to think about improvement of the conditions to attract the best brains. We will do as much as it is possible within our fiscal framework. Unfortunately, there is no a magic wand to do it in one day, "Minister Machavariani said.