In his one-year Spending Review announced today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government could not “justify across the board pay rises” due to the impact of the pandemic on private sector jobs.
He added that 2.1 million public sector workers earning below the median wage of £24,000 were "guaranteed a pay rise of at least £250" while more than a million NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, will also get a raise.
Sunak also announced a 2.2 per cent increase of the National Living Wage and extended it to 23- and 24-year-olds for the first time.
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