The government has announced plans to reduce the public sector wage bill in a bid to cushion the economy, which is grappling with declining revenues. This comes after the Government Investment Account (GIA), which represents government’s savings plummeted from P12 billion to a precarious P1.2 billion, raising alarm over the state of public finances.
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