Despite these issues, higher pay is a reasonable choice that Scotland has made, especially given issues in recruiting & retaining public sector workers elsewhere in the UK.
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But that gap has narrowed since 2019, despite public sector pay having risen in Scotland relative to England.
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Read the full report here: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/scottish-public-sector-employment-and-pay
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