The ongoing discussion on the unfreezing of first-time appointments in the public sector, including local authorities, is crucial, taking into account the size of the public payroll and its broader impacts on productivity.
In 2024, the public payroll amounted to €3.7 billion compared to €2.7 billion in 2019, recording a sharp increase of 37 per cent. Even more disturbingly, an upward trend has been noted, with the annual rate of
