![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah on April 29, 2019. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XQZDL7IHHD2QXZQKXMGY5O7XWI.jpg?smart=true&auth=f4133912154317f2852679b1fc192c0d06a48a973ca0fa1a34f3ef25d14b1036&width=400&height=225)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah on April 29, 2019. AP
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah on April 29, 2019. APThe Palestinian Authority’s secret pay hikes anger public hit by cuts
The cabinet quietly signed off on 67 per cent pay increases as it slashes salaries and services elsewhere
Miriam Berger
June 05, 2019