I think the previous two years was only something like 3% in total and now inflation in this year alone is 10% and likely to be sizeable, though thankfully not as high as 10% next year. Can't see the Unions who are balloting for Industrial Action at the end of this month doing so over a % or two difference with the Govt. I think the deal for the coming two years will have to be of the order of 10% combined, and even at that there would be effective devaluing of their salaries while some in the private sector go from strength to strength in terms of salary.