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

NHS workers picket outside St Thomas' hospital in London on Thursday during a five-day strike by junior doctors over pay and conditions. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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.