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THE South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement is a slap in the face to public servants, including educators.
On Wednesday, the minister announced during the presentation of the mid-term budget policy statement that the wage bill would be the biggest contributor to the R300 billion savings they want to accumulate to address the budget deficit.
Mboweni said that government will put a wage freeze for the next three years, among other options.
“The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has left us with no joy. It is a slap in the face to hard working educators and public servants,” said SADTU in a statement.
“The Statement has clearly shown the unpreparedness of the Treasury to honour the last leg of Collective Agreement 1 2018 which would have ensured salary increments for public sector employees including
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