| http://www.jis.gov.jm/finance_planning/html/20090404T010000-0500_19072_JIS_GOVERNMENT_CANNOT_AFFORD__149_BILLION_WAGE_BILL__SAYS_SENATOR_NELSON.asp - Minister without Portfolio in the
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has
said that the Government cannot afford the wage bill which it will be
saddled with in 2009/2010.
"The Government cannot pay a wage bill of $149 billion," Senator Nelson said Friday(April 3).
He explained that the Government
is grappling with an increasing wage bill. For this month, the wage
bill was tabled at $149 billion, while at the close of 2008 the payout
was $111 billion. He said that he has been negotiating with all the
public sector entities, persuading them to support the Government's
efforts, because of the declining revenues.
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