Brown says no relaxation of pay discipline
The government will maintain its policy of keeping public service sector pay awards in line with the central bank's two percent inflation target, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007, 10:08 (GMT)
LONDON - The government will maintain its policy of keeping public service sector pay awards in line with the central bank's two percent inflation target, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
"There will be no irresponsible relaxation of pay discipline, no unfunded spending commitments, no unaffordable promises, and no short-term giveaways," Brown told the Confederation of British Industry in
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