Just as the federal government is looking to pump $5 billion of stimulus into the Australian economy to ward off recession, their counterparts are looking to freeze public sector wages as part of a “horrible” budget:
A one-off wage freeze for all public sector workers is on the table as the NSW government weighs a range of controversial options to limit a likely budget deficit caused by the summer bushfire crisis and the growing coronavirus threat.
Three cabinet sources told The Sun-Herald a wage freeze was being discussed by colleagues as a means of avoiding a large deficit, and had been suggested by several departmental secretaries.
