EPISODE · Apr 10, 2024 · 2 MIN
The wage bill gets bigger
from Die ekonomie minuut · host Waldo Krugell
The Budget Speech has been forgotten, and we are all much more concerned about interest rates, but South Africa's fiscal challenges are still there. We know that the government's large and growing wage bill poses a threat to the sustainability of the public finances and from 1 April civil servants' salaries rose by 4.7%. It sounds modest, but it adds fat to the fire. This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.
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The Budget Speech has been forgotten, and we are all much more concerned about interest rates, but South Africa's fiscal challenges are still there. We know that the government's large and growing wage bill poses a threat to the sustainability of the public finances and from 1 April civil servants' salaries rose by 4.7%. It sounds modest, but it adds fat to the fire. This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.
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