President Cyril Ramaphosa said talks with trade unions on containing the public wage bill needed to be conducted in 'a spirit of seeking solutions'.
CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said talks with trade unions on containing the public wage bill, as set out by finance minister Tito Mboweni in the budget, needed to be conducted in "a spirit of seeking solutions".
Ramaphosa voiced support for Mboweni's announcement that the public service wage bill be cut by R160 billion over three years, but stressed that this would be done not by cutting salaries but curtailing the rate at which salaries increase. "Our trade union compatriots are right in saying that we should in a demonstrable way prevent leakages of public funds by addressing corruption, ending irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. We will do this and much more."
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