01891cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018744 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484374924 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Karpowicz, Izabela. Rightsizing Brazil's Public-Sector Wage Bill / Izabela Karpowicz, Mauricio Soto. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Soto, Mauricio. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/225 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2018/225/001.2018.issue-225-en.xml IMF e-Library