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Robert Dex

Chancellor says public sector pay rises will not fuel inflation

Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi speaking at the Financial and Professional Services Dinner at Mansion House in the City of London

(Picture: PA)

Britain’s biggest public-sector pay increases in nearly 20 years will not fuel price pressures, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi said.

Speaking at the City of London’s annual Mansion House dinner, the politician said fighting inflation was “a moral imperative”.

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