THE government’s decision to consider changes to the pension scheme for civil servants is a timely and positive move.
The 1.6 million government employees and the more than half a million pensioners are a severe drain on the government’s resources and coffers. About 40% of the budget is allocated to these two categories, leaving the remainder 60% to fund increasing needs for development and other expenditure.
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