The British Minister of Economy, Jeremy Hunt, announced this Monday during the annual congress of the Conservative Party that he will raise the minimum wage next year and paralyze the expansion of the body of State civil servants.

The minimum wage will increase from the current 10.42 pounds per hour (12.03 euros) to 11 pounds per hour (12.70 euros), Hunt told training members gathered at a conference center in Manchester (north). from England). “This is a pay rise for two million workers,” said the minister, who said that “if you work hard, a conservative government will always support you.”

In the same speech, Hunt announced that he will put a stop to the expansion of the workforce of public officials and will implement a plan to reduce it to levels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. With this plan, his Government hopes to save 1,000 million pounds (1,150 million euros) next year, detailed the head of the Economy.

“We have the best officials in the world, who have saved many lives during the pandemic working day and night. But, even when the pandemic is over, we still have 66,000 more civil servants than before,” the minister said. “I will not lift the freeze until we have an adequate plan, not only for the civil service body but to increase the productivity of the entire sector public”