Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Next government will take decision on implementation of the new pay scale for public employees, says Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, indicating interim government's hands-off on major matters ahead of elections.

Also, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will make decision on release of the next tranche of its loan in consultation with the next political government, which comes out of the polls tentatively set for next February in the post-uprising transition process.

The finance adviser was briefing newsmen after chairing three separate meetings on public procurement, economic affairs and food planning and monitoring committee at Bangladesh Secretariat.

The adviser said: "There is an issue of pay commission. We...