We are not discussing wage bill outside bargaining council-Cosatu

SAfm — Cosatu is adamant that it will not engage government's plans to cut the public wage bill at any forum outside the collective bargaining council. Speaking after attending a meeting of the ANC's National Working Committee at Luthuli House and a meeting between business, government and labour at NEDLAC yesterday, Cosatu General Secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali made it clear that plans to cut the wage bill by 160-billion rand over three years announced in last week's Budget Speech were not up for discussion