How Mauritius Can Pay More — and Govern Better
A sector-by-sector performance framework that turns public pay into measurable delivery, fiscal discipline, and institutional credibility.
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When the State Pays More, What Exactly Is It Buying?
Mauritius has chosen to pay its civil service more. The real question is whether it has also chosen to govern better.
Earning the Wage Bill is not another reform manifesto. It is a decision-ready operating framework that translates the PRB 2026 settlement into enforceable service standards, fiscal guardrails, and measurable accountability — ministry by ministry, department by department.
Built around a Productivity–Fiscal Compact, the report sets out how public pay can be “earned” through observable improvements in service delivery, productivity, and governance — fast enough to protect fiscal credibility, and rigorously enough to survive audit, Cabinet scrutiny, and political pressure.
Rather than adding reporting layers, the framework makes performance legible: a small set of publishable KPIs per sector, clear ownership and escalation rules, minimum-viable data lineage, and a phased roadmap aligned to PRB implementation.
This is a document for Cabinet, Permanent Secretaries, fiscal authorities, and international partners — and for anyone serious about turning public expenditure into public value.
