Rightsizing Brazil’s Public-Sector Wage Bill

Rightsizing Brazil’s Public-Sector Wage Bill
ISBN-10
1484380444
ISBN-13
9781484380444
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
2018-10-08
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Authors
Mauricio Soto, Ms.Izabela Karpowicz

Description

Brazil’s public-sector wage bill is comparatively high. It grows inertially and competes with other spending. Rightsizing the wage bill could stimulate administrative efficiency and bring more equity into a system where public employees earn more than private in comparable professions. Most importantly, however, a reform is necessary to comply with the Federal government expenditure ceiling and the subnational fiscal responsibility rules. A reform should thus encompass all government levels, and all careers, and should aim to achieve a real decrease in salaries and lower employment. In the medium term, a review of the compensation structure should rationalize the multitude if wage grids, merge allowances into the base wage, and align public sector compensation to private wages in low-skilled professions.

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