The Trades Union Congress (TUC), has lauded the government for not introducing new taxes in its recent Mid-Year Budget Review and Economic Policy Document but insists a lot more needs to be done to gain full recovery of the economy after the COVID-19 devastations.
The TUC, in a statement, outlined a number of areas the government should look at to help restore the economy back on its feet.
Top among them are high unemployment rates, as well as salary inequities and low incomes of public sector workers.
The Congress asked the government to, as a matter of urgency, cushion local businesses and restructure the banking system so that businesses can access funds to expand their base for more job opportunities.
Furthermore, the situation where public sector workers under the Single Spine Salary Structure receive less pay than those who are not should be reviewed.
According to the TUC, the Single Spine Pay Policy has failed to achieve its objectives and this needs to be addressed to stem the flood of agitations in the public sector.
The Congress also called for the immediate top-up of the lump sum benefits of workers who retired for the first time under the three-tier pension scheme last year. It also talked about the revamping of the agriculture sector with more focus on building a manufacturing hub instead of exporting everything the country grows.
The TUC reiterated its unflinching support to the government as it works to achieve full post-COVID economic recovery.
