Photo / Mark MitchellThe government decision to freeze the pay of nurses, teachers and police officers for the next three years is a huge misjudgement. Presumably, the party believes this pay freeze will prove to voters that it can rein in unnecessary spending. But few of us would consider the pay of police officers, teachers, nurses, prison guards, social workers and defence force staff unnecessary spending. The pay freeze was too much of a shock to too many people. This pay freeze is going to put a sharp focus on new spending in the upcoming budget.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 08, 2021 17:03 UTC