So far, thanks partly to the generosity of Kuwait and Qatar, it has paid civil servants their monthly salary and subsidised imports of basic food.

至今，由于科威特和卡塔尔的慷慨资助，他们可以为公务员发月工资和补贴一些基本的进口食品。

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But, as in the Philippines, whose lawmakers have failed to pass a budget, the government can continue paying civil servants' salaries and running basic services.

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The top 220 civil servants in NI will nevertheless receive a 3.5% increase in basic salary.

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