Public sector pay rises of 10% would add little to inflation, says UK thinktank

IPPR report undermines Rishi Sunak’s argument that larger wage settlements would be inflationary

Higher pay increases for public sector workers would not be inflationary, a leading thinktank has said.

In a report undermining Rishi Sunak’s central argument against larger wage settlements, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said raising pay by 10% on average for public sector workers would not add significantly to inflation.