St. Lucia: Anthony administration will not legislate public sector wage cuts

He said that outstanding increase in wages and salaries for the public sector, brought about through wage negotiations stands at approximately EC$459 million (US$170 million) and that serious attention must be paid to that situation.

“The journey has started, we have done well, we must continue, fiscal discipline is producing results – it requires a change and we have to complete this journey of taking it down,” Anthony said, adding that the goal of his administration this fiscal year is to reduce expenditure by 17.4 percent. -(CMC)

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