CBI call for public sector pay freeze will hit private companies too, warns TUC

Commenting on the CBI call today (Wednesday) for a two year freeze in the public sector pay bill, Midlands TUC Regional Secretary Cheryl Pidgeon said:

“This is special pleading from the CBI who is calling for the full brunt of spending cuts to fall on public sector staff rather than the billions spent by Government on private sector goods and services, such as consultants.

“But even cuts to the public sector pay bill will hit the private sector as public servants will have less to spend.

“The economy is still very fragile and any cuts could send us back into a double-dip recession.”