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President must contain wage bill burden

The fact that our country spends 12 per cent of its GDP on wages against an international average of 7 per cent is something to worry about because the implications are stark.

As we indicate in a special report in this newspaper, Sh458 billion goes to paying salaries and wages. This puts the recurrent expenditure at an estimated 70 per cent of total revenue per year.

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