While some union leaders are encouraged by government’s decision to await the end of the collective bargaining process to announce any increase in public servant salaries and wages, they are concerned that the planned raise of the income tax threshold will prove meaningless in the face of impending tax reform measures.
During his 2016 budget presentation on Friday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan did not announce increases for public servants, while noting that it would await the conclusion of discussions with the relevant labour unions.
General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Lincoln Lewis said he is happy that the government is working within the ambit of the Constitution and the collective labour agreement, both of which make
