Public sector workers set for pay increase

290 thousand public sector workers are reportedly set to receive a 2 per cent pay rise. 

According to the Sunday Independent, the pay sanctions are expected to be approved before the Dáil breaks for the summer. 

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The increases are reportedly just the first in a round of pay hikes for public sector workers. 

The paper's also reporting that the government are planning a package of spending measures and tax cuts worth 1.5 billion euro.