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25 to 30,000 civil service job cuts will be voluntary – Finance Minister

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LONDON — Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced in his budget that the government will offer early retirement to civil servants which will reduce the public sector wage bill by R20bn over the next three years. He said at a news conference before the speech that early retirement will be offered without pension penalties. - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Feb 2019 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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