The majority of that additional tax is going to fiscal headroom, which is something to be encouraged imo - would have been tempting to spend it. About 10% in going on two-child limit, then you'v… (View Post)

Isn't it the case that public sector wages lag private sector wages - pay settlements tend to be based on historic rates of inflation. In fact, you can see that quite clearly here in Figure 4/5,… (View Post)

It's not a bad idea. You'd get some competition, and wages would likely increase in the short term. If you paired it with training contracts you might be able to unstick many of the issues … (View Post)

I'd include that in "conditions". (View Post)

One of the funniest things about PB is the idea that wage incentives only apply to people in the private sector. Endless posts about laffer curves - but when it's doctors, suddenly it's all… (View Post)