Godongwana takes charge of public sector wage talks
Finance minister says he has taken an interest in the negotiations since staff wage bill accounts for the biggest share of government spending
01 August 2022 - 05:09
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has taken charge of the public sector wage negotiations in a bid to control the wage bill, which accounts for the biggest share of government spending.
This is the first time since the dawn of democracy that the finance minister rather than the public administration minister has taken charge of the wage talks, reinforcing the Treasury’s determination to keep the R665bn public sector salary bill in check as it reins in spending...
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