Since we are headed to the Campfire with this one. heres what I mean about Milking the Taxpayer... Although its a bit off the thread, its a sign of the times to come..........
Tax hike is the only answer: Fraser-Moleketi
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The government may be forced to raise taxes in order to pay for the wage demands of public servants, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said on Tuesday.
Addressing the media in Cape Town after another failed negotiating session with public service unions, Fraser-Moleketi said there would be only two ways of increasing the R28 billion package.
"If we are forced to increase this amount we will have to discuss the issue with the finance minister and either discuss different tax implementation or borrow more money - and we can't do that," she said.
She said that following lengthy discussions on Monday night with union representatives, the state had amended the clauses which made the unions unhappy, but that they still refused to settle.
National Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) spokesman Molantua Molaba said the strike was "irreversible".
"Something serious would have to happen like the state getting more money from Treasury or the unions selling out to their members and that won't happen.
The best they (state) can hope for is the prevention of an indefinite strike," he said.
Sapa