LETTER: Dondo Mogajane’s numbers do not compute
The Treasury director-general cannot cut the public sector wage bill by R160bn by ‘freezing wages’
Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane argued in parliament on March 8 that “we are nowhere near Greece” and claimed that the public sector wage bill would not be cut, only its growth slowed (“SA’s latest budget is not one of austerity, says Treasury (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-03-08-sas-latest-budget-is-not-one-of-austerity-says-treasury/)”, March 8).
He said the 2020 budget means the compensation of employees will still be growing, by 1.5%, 4.5% and 4.4% a year over the next three years. This deserves further information before parliament goes to a vote on the 2020 national budget...
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