So, minor quibble here, but I've chatted to the AFPRB a couple of times and they always say that they report 1% because that's what the government has set.
Shouldn't an independant body report what they feel we should be awarded, independent of government direction, and then allow the government to reduce that award based on available funds.
How independant is a body when, if the answer is not 1%, the chairman loses his job (as in the 1.5% X factor rise recommended a couple of years back)