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Poppy Johnston

Workers to benefit as wages growth outpaces inflation

Wages are expected to rise in coming years and will outpace headline inflation, Treasury forecasts. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Wages are set to rise on the back of a robust jobs market, stronger economic activity, sectoral pay boosts and a ban on non-compete clauses.

Workers have already seen some let-up in prices eroding hard-won pay gains and new Treasury forecasts suggest the gap between inflation and wages will widen.

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