The cantonal (regional) government of St.Gallen in the North East is planning a range of budget cuts that include a 1.5% cut in public sector workers' pay. The canton claims that pay cuts are needed in order to avoid redundancies. This is being challenged by the vpod public services union which is criticising the canton for not trying to raise more tax revenues.
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