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<p>The Government recognises that public sector workers play a vital role in delivering
our world class public services.</p><p>It is for the Welsh Government to allocate
their funding in devolved areas, including for public sector pay, as they see fit
and they are accountable to the Senedd for these decisions.</p><p> </p><p>In England,
the Government accepted the pay recommendations of the independent Pay Review Bodies
for the NHS for 2022/23. These gave the highest uplifts in nearly twenty years, reflecting
the vital contributions public sector workers make to our country and the cost of
living pressures facing households. All NHS pay bands have received a £1,400 increase
with those at the lowest end seeing a pay rise of 9.3%. We invited the unions to sit
down with us and we have started discussions on the evidence we will be submitting
to the independent pay review bodies for 2023/24, and to put forward their own evidence
for discussion.</p>
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