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Public sector pay rise of 6% is final offer, says Rishi Sunak

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Published on 13 Jul 2023 / In News & Politics

Millions of public sector workers will be given a pay rise of at least 6%, but government departments have been told to fund the rise from within existing budgets. Police officers, junior doctors and teachers in England are among those who would benefit after the prime minister accepted all the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies. Earlier this week, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, ruled out providing any extra money funded through borrowing. The move will leave departments facing difficult decisions about how to reallocate spending, with potential knock-on effects for frontline service cuts NHS strikes: who is taking part and why are they happening? Rishi Sunak agrees to public sector pay rises of 6% plus without raising budgets

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