Curtail government spending for a start rather than fuelling...

Curtail government spending for a start rather than fuelling wage increases.
The two-year pay deal translated in civil servants getting a wage increase of 7.5% during 2023/24 and projected consumer price inflation (CPI) for 2024/25. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected to be 4.6% in 2024 after a reading of 4.9% in 2023, according to the SA Reserve Bank.

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