Public sector pay deal needs to be ‘fair to taxpayers’

Michael McGrath said the Government needs to be careful to avoid 'wages chasing inflation', warning it would make the current economic climate worse

Michael McGrath said the Government needs to be careful to avoid 'wages chasing inflation', warning it would make the current economic climate worse. Picture: PA Wire

The minister for public expenditure said any agreement to increase public sector pay needed to be fair to public servants and to taxpayers, saying it would be “difficult to strike a balance”.

Michael McGrath said the Government needed to be careful to avoid “wages chasing inflation”, warning it would make the current economic climate worse.