News - National | 2023-03-12 . SWAPO lawmaker Tobie Aupindi told parliament he does not support discussions about reducing the size of the public service, despite being concerned by high operational expenditure which will consume most of the country's budget. 'The high operational expenditure which will be consuming most of the budget has been a point of concern, in particular the salary bill of the entire public service,' Aupindi said during his contribution to the budget debate on Tuesday.However, Aupindi does not support calls to reduce the public service staff complement, now standing at 107 000.

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