Public sector wage bill must be contained – but not by DOGE methods – The Mail & Guardian

Public sector wage bill must be contained – but not by DOGE methods – The Mail & Guardian

The government of national unity (GNU) has experienced major ructions since the country’s 2025 budget was aborted in February. Although the budget deadlock was about VAT, it is a symptom of a bigger problem affecting the fiscal sustainability of the country’s public finances. This has exposed rifts between political parties over how best to increase revenue and cut expenditure. One of the biggest contributors to the government’s precarious fisca…