Economics
U.K. Can Afford Inflation-Beating Pay Rise for Public Workers
- Budget figures already allow for 6.7% increase in wage costs
- Public-sector pay bill has risen by 20% in two years
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The U.K. government can afford to give the country’s 5.5 million public-sector workers an inflation-busting pay rise, according to its own official forecasts.