Public Sector Wage Freeze comes after 50% increase

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has emphasized that the wage freeze for government workers will give the government some time to mend the economy. He was responding to a caller on his programme, Jamaica House Live last night (January 27).
“When we speak about a wage freeze, we are talking about government workers, who we are responsible for. ..In the two and a half years that we have been in government, we have increased that wage bill by 50%….The country now cannot go forward with further increases until the economy gets a chance to recover.What we are saying is you can now look to get a break to get the economy back in line, start producing again and get out of this recession.”
The wage will for the current fiscal year is $126 billion, an increase from $86 billion in 2007.