The only way increase can be paid is by cutting allocations to other government departments, and then probably only on a short-term basis
It would be useful for the government to come clean and tell us where it is going to get theThe government categorically told the country repeatedly over the past 12 months that it could not afford an increase in the wage bill of more than 3%. This was factored into the budget and calculations for the distribution of funds to government departments.
The only way the extra 4.5 percentage-point increase can be paid is by reducing the allocations to other government departments, and then probably only on a short-term basis. It should be explained to the people of SA where government is going to find the extra R50bn. It must also be remembered that the increase at the next wage negotiations will be a percentage of the higher wage agreed upon now.
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