Rightsizing Brazil's Public-Sector Wage Bill
Author/Editor: Izabela Karpowicz, Mauricio Soto
Release Date: © October, 2018
ISBN
: 978-1-48437-492-4
Stock #: WPIEA2018225
English
Stock Status: On back-order
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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.
More publications in this series: Working Papers
More publications by: Izabela Karpowicz ; Mauricio Soto