·         A workgroup from every accounting unit is assigned to specify total amounts paid to each employee and any amounts exceeding the ceiling of the maximum income.

·         Amounts in excess...

  ·         A workgroup from every accounting unit is assigned to specify total amounts paid to each employee and any amounts exceeding the ceiling of the maximum income. ·         Amounts in excess of the maximum income limit shall be paid back to the State’s Public Treasury. ·         The relevant administrative departments shall be in charge of informing the employees' relevant entities with all the amounts paid whatever their description and the form. ·         Urgent reports shall be compiled, for submittal to the Minister of Finance, listing the procedures to be taken to put the maximum income limit into effect. Minister of Finance, Mr. Amr Al-Ghary, issued the circular no.1/2017, detailing the procedures to be taken to follow-up the implementation of the Presidential decree of Law no. 63, 2014 regarding the maximum income limit for employees of the public sector.  Main points highlighted in the circular are as follows: 1)    Monthly net income received by employees of the administrative body stipulated in the Cabinet resolution shall be calculated by dividing the total net amounts paid to employees in any form (i.e., wages, salaries, bonuses, incentives, overtimes, etc.) over the calendar year's 12 months.   2)    Each and every accounting unit shall assign a workgroup in charge of coordinating with the relevant entities to specify all amounts paid to employees including their sources and forms, as well as any excess amounts over the set maximum income limit.   3)    The said workgroups shall, within 30 days prior to the end of the calendar year, notify employees who received excess amounts have to be paid back to their relevant accounting units,  so as to be then transferred to the State's Public Treasury.   4)    In case of any employee's refusal to pay back the excess amounts, the relevant administrative entity shall deduct these excess amounts from any payable amounts entitled to the said employee. The deductions shall be executed, in maximum, by December of the year next to year of receiving the excess amounts. 5)    Financial controllers at different ministries, authorities and agencies, and senior officials of Accounts and Financial Directorates Sector shall brief the relevant department at the minister office sector at the Ministry of Finance with procedures taken to this effect and with any irregularities or encroachments thereupon.