Public wage bill
Public wage bill a major issue for Mboweni, trade unions ahead of Budget speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has made no secret of his intention to slash the bill, which tripled between 2007 and 2019.
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Planning Commission: Argument that public service is bloated not helpful
The commission is instead advocating for a variety of methods to ensure the public service met its primary goal of service delivery.
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Treasury defends decision to freeze increases for public sector
The public wage bill again came under the spotlight in Parliament on Friday.
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Proposed wage bill cut could adversely affect the economy, says analyst
The country’s economy slipped into a technical recession after a decline in GDP of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of last year. Overall growth for 2019 was dismal at just 0.2%.
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Ramaphosa accused of throwing public service workers under the bus
Although government stressed that the cuts in the public service were among many other measures to curb public spending, unions representing civil society workers felt targeted.
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WATCH LIVE: Tito Mboweni's Budget Speech 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is delivering his Budget Speech in the National Assembly.
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Ramaphosa: Govt doesn’t need to cut down its workforce
Ramaphosa said the government needs to do the opposite and employ more in some sectors where there is a shortage of staff.
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Mboweni throws in more money to build new schools, replace pit toilets
Minister Tito Mboweni said some of the funds being spent on the Public Service Wage Bill need to be redirected and much-needed funding is going to schools.
