LETTER: Government knew it had no money for wage hikes
The ANC has set about almost knowingly destroying the SA economy
26 November 2020 - 16:32
Not only do the provinces face a cash crisis but the entire government will be pushed into an even worse position (“Provinces face cash crisis if public wage agreement is enforced (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-11-25-provinces-face-cash-crisis-if-public-wage-agreement-is-enforced/)”, November 25).
The sad part is that the government was fully aware two years ago when it signed the agreement that they could not afford to pay for it. Nevertheless, the governing party was cajoled by the trade unions to sign the agreement as it was dead scared that it would lose trade union votes...
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