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Mexico president plans public sector pay boost going into election

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a press conference, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Mexico's president said on Tuesday a key priority next year will be to improve public sector salaries, as the country gears up for the next presidential election in June 2024.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a regular press conference one of three priorities was to "improve the salary and benefits of workers, particularly state workers". Another was to boost his government's welfare programs, he said.

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