Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt

Though the government has pledged to cut inflation, many economists have said that inflation is due to fall naturally in the coming months, as a result of energy prices falling.When asked about the junior doctors’ pay demands, the chancellor pointed out that when nurses, who started out asking for a 19% rise, publicly committed to a much lower number “that became the basis of a fruitful discussion”.

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