Government departments have written to pay review bodies to make their case for the figure for the next financial year, but it still remains below inflation.
Ministers have recommended NHS workers, police officers, teachers and judges are all given a 3.5% pay rise for the next financial year.
Starting with the NHS - including doctors and dentists - the Department for Health and Social Care said:"Through the current financial settlement provided by HM Treasury to the department and reprioritisation decisions, funding is available for pay awards up to 3.5%." Rachel Harrison, national secretary for the GMB union that represents ambulance workers and other NHS staff, said:"Today's submission to the pay review body shows this government's true colours.
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