The idea behind the method for calculating the annual adjustment of salaries of EU civil servants is to ensure a parallel evolution of the purchasing power of national civil servants in the eight member states of reference and EU officials.
ELi avalike teenistujate palkade iga-aastase kohandamise arvutusmeetodi eesmärk on tagada kaheksa võrdlusaluseks oleva liikmesriigi avalike teenistujate ja ELi ametnike ostujõu paralleelne areng.