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Last week the government and trade unions inked an agreement granting civil servants and public-sector workers a 1.5 per cent salary bump. The move raised eyebrows, given that only recently the government had promised to rationalise the public payroll, even hiring consultants from the IMF to come up with proposals. The 1.5 per cent hike […]