When public sector workers strike all money saved on wages during the strikes should be returned to tax-payers as a tax credit or end-of-year U.S.-style tax rebate.

The effects should be
- to reduce political pressure on the govt. to give in to public sector strikes
- to have a deterrent effect on would-be strikers themselves
- ease the hardship of the strikes on the members of the public affected

These 3 effects will help the govt introduce much needed public sector reform which in turn will help public sector finances.

This post was submitted by Tullaman.