{"id":70537,"date":"2023-06-24T06:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T05:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=70537"},"modified":"2023-06-24T06:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T05:45:40","slug":"should-the-government-use-fear-and-the-threat-of-recession-to-force-down-pay-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2023\/06\/24\/should-the-government-use-fear-and-the-threat-of-recession-to-force-down-pay-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the government use fear and the threat of recession to force down pay rises?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government has resorted this week to using fear and the threat of recession as tools in its war against wage increases, which they say are fuelling inflation even though they are lagging well behind it. So, a simple poll:<\/p>\n

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Should the government be using fear and the threat of recession to enforce below inflation pay rises?<\/strong><\/p>