Wage bill
Civil servants to govt: We'll down tools if salary increases are frozen
COVID-19 and the lockdown have crushed many companies, leaving the already battered economy in a difficult position to recover.
The trade unions have stopped short of calling Mboweni a liar, saying that his assurances that labour was being consulted about the three-year wage freezes were untrue.
The union’s Livhuwani Mammburu says they are positive an agreement will be reached soon.
Finance Minister will present his medium term budget policy statement this afternoon.