Gov’t says there won’t be job cuts in public sector

Government has reiterated its position that there are no plans of laying off public sector workers as it nears an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a possible bailout. The assurance follows fears expressed by organised labour that government may be compelled to lay off workers as a condition for an IMF bailout. The Bretton Wood Institution, in a communiqué issued last Friday after talks with government officials, backed plans by government to reduce the country’s high public sector wage bill. Speaking in an interview with Starr News, Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson said the recommendations by the IMF will not lead to job cuts in the public sector. 

Source:Starrfmonline.com