Introduction

- Provide a brief explanation on the background of the public sector wage bill in South Africa

- Why it has become topical

- Define relevant terms, that is public sector wage bill and expenditure control measure

2.Body of the Essay

Public wage bill in SA

- A brief explanation of the public wage bill in SA (Its advisable to illustrate trends by means of graphs and tables showing: -

- Why is it a problem in SA

- In the discussion provide indication on what made it to be so large

- How it can be controlled

- Literature review on the public sector wage bill as an expenditure control- Experience of other nations with similar problems

- Discuss how they dealt with the problem

- Critically analyse if the approach can be done in SA

3.Conclusion

- Based on your review of the experience of other nations and literature arrive at a conclusion if the public sector wage bill can be an effective expenditure control