Drop regional pay plans, Welsh Government tells coalition
Official figures show UK Government proposals to introduce regional difference in public sector pay are 'flawed' and should be dropped, according to the Welsh Finance Minister. Jane Hutt says the figures undermine claims that there's a large gap between pay in private and public sectors in Wales.
In a written ministerial statement, Ms Hutt says the research by the Office of National Statistics shows that there is no definitive way of estimating any such gap.
A Welsh Government source said: