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MSE News: Tories target NI hike in General Election manifesto

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"The party will reverse most of the planned rise next year. Under current plans, most will see less take-home pay ..."

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  • williham
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  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
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    BBC news included this gem:
    "Conduct emergency budget within 50 days of taking office to eliminate bulk of deficit over five years and freeze public sector pay for a year in 2011, excluding one million lowest paid workers "

    £18,000 was quoted as the trigger.

    Maybe the conservatives have forgotten that public sector workers still have the vote.
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  • gt94sss2
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    luxor4t wrote: »
    BBC news included this gem:
    "Conduct emergency budget within 50 days of taking office to eliminate bulk of deficit over five years and freeze public sector pay for a year in 2011, excluding one million lowest paid workers "

    £18,000 was quoted as the trigger.

    Maybe the conservatives have forgotten that public sector workers still have the vote.

    Labour Party policy is similar - they are talking about freezing the pay of some civil servants and capping any pay rises for everyone else to 1% for two years (from 2011)

    Regards
    Sunil
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