![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/millions-of-public-sector-workers-given-pay-rises/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_SMX_SB_march_06.jpg&description=There are questions being raised about where the money for pay rises will come from, with departments having been told they will have to slash their budgets in order to fund them Rishi Sunak has bowed to massive pressure over public sector pay, ruling that millions of NHS staff, police and teachers should get rises of 6% or more. But there are lots of questions being raised about where the money will come from, with departments having been told they will have to slash their budgets in order to fund the increases. At a press conference begging unions to call off strikes, the Prime Minister admitted that the cost of pay rises were "more than we'd budgeted". In a shock to many unions, Mr Sunak announced the Government would be accepting the pay review bodies' recommendations. However, there is a catch. Bar education, departments will have to "find savings elsewhere" to fund them. It has raised serious questions over whether the money will come from and how overstretched public services will deal with the squeeze. The Mirror has gone through the small print and answered some of the key questions relating to public sector pay. Millions of public sector workers will receive pay rises of 6% or more after the Government accepted independent pay review bodies' recommendations. Teachers will receive an increase of 6.5%, junior doctors, consultants and dentists will receive 6% and police and prison officers will receive 7%. Senior civil servants will receive an increase of 5.5%, while military personnel are in line for an increase of 5-6%. Questions remain about how the increases will be funded, with some departments potentially facing a significant squeeze on their budgets. Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have ruled out increasing taxes or borrowing to fund the pay rises as they say this will increase inflation. They plan to raise around £1billion of additional money by increasing the amount migrants have to pay to use the NHS and the cost of some visas. But the bulk of the money){kind=link}
There are questions being raised about where the money for pay rises will come from, with departments having been told they will have to slash their budgets in order to fund them
Rishi Sunak has bowed to massive pressure over public sector pay, ruling that millions of NHS staff, police and teachers should get rises of 6% or more.
But there are lots of questions being raised about where the money will come from, with departments having been told they will have to slash their budgets in order to fund the increases.
At a press conference begging unions to call off strikes, the Prime Minister admitted that the cost of pay rises were “more than we’d budgeted”.
In a shock to many unions, Mr Sunak announced the Government would be accepting the pay review bodies’ recommendations.