Suppressing wages suppresses demand, and suppressed demand suffocates investment.
SA needs to reject the dogma that wages are a burden
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Inflation Target
Investment in the public sector should be used as an anti-inflationary tool
The announcements in the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) about a lower inflation target and cuts to public expenditure in real terms will exacerbate material insecurity and worsen developmental outcomes.