Consider the plight of the poor when determining salaries of politicians, says Godongwana

Enoch Godongwana said 1.5% would be more palatable in a country battling extreme levels of poverty

Treasury warned that the mooted 3.8% hike for public office bearers such as judges and ministers was tone-deaf in a country battling high levels of poverty, throwing President Cyril Ramaphosa into a deft balancing act when he determines pay increases for the 2022/23 fiscal year.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, whose department is trying to save every cent to pay down a hefty debt pile and recoup the coveted sovereign investment grade rating, cautioned the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers that the proposed salary increase sends a wrong message...

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