asked the Minister for the Public Service the net cost of the recent agreement with the ICTU Public Services Committee in relation to wages in the public service and its gross cost.
Written Answers. - Public Service Pay Agreement.
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The gross additional increase in the Exchequer pay and pensions bill arising from the implementation of the Public Service Pay Agreement is at present estimated to be £43 million in 1983 and a further £178 million in 1984. It is not possible to give details of the net cost of the agreement.