Around 150,000 members of the Armed Forces and Security Services will see pay increases and retroactive payments for the past three months in their December salaries, in line with the new pay scale for uniformed personnel. The payments, which will arrive during the holiday season, will not be issued simultaneously. The timing depends on when each payroll processor incorporates the changes introduced by the new uniformed personnel pay system, which is scheduled to be presented to Parliament next week by the Minister of Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis. While implementation will vary, the increases have been effective retroactively from October 1. Some recipients may see the changes before Christmas, while others will notice them later, with payments including: Monthly salary increases starting immediately.Retroactive pay for October, November, and December, potentially including an additional half-month depending on payroll...