XCC(80)92
Financial Implications
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Whichever option is selected the cost for a full year for the Civil Service alone is likely to be in the region of $700 million. This sum increases to about $1,000 million when the subvented sector is taken into account. Clearly, an adjustment of this magnitude, which is almost three times as high as last year's, is likely to have some effect on this year's budgetary strategy and, generally, on the economy. It would also result in personal emoluments absorbing some 42% of recurrent expenditure in 1980-81 compared with the budgeted figure of 38% and an historical ratio, in the 1970s, of 41%. Moreover, it should be borne in mind that recent salary adjustments for the Civil Service over the two year period from 1st April 1979 to 31st March 1981, the payment of which has already been or will shortly be made, are considerably greater in terms of cash payments than the $1,000 million likely to be required for the 1980 pay adjustment. These additional payments in respect of salary adjustments of one sort or another are of the order of $1,600 million, including the subvented sector, made up as follows
In respect of 1979-80 $ million
In respect of 1980-81 $ million
Total $ million
(a)
1979 pay adjustment
364
364
728
(an understatement
because no increase in
establishment is assumed)
(b)
Report No 2 of
Standing Com-
mission
261
514
(an understatement
because no increase in
establishment is assumed)
775
(c)
Adjustment to the
upper end of Civil
Service Pay Scales
25
48
73
(d)
Directorate
review 1980
9
36
45
(e)
Pay of Staff of the
Independent Commission
Against Corruption
2
3
5
Total
661
965
1626
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