The cabinet is due to take up a civil service reform package later this month: an early retirement scheme (voluntary), a recruitment freeze, and gradual abolition of vacant posts, aiming to cap the state workforce above three million at around two million. Public consultation ran July 22 to Aug 5, and eligibility and compensation details are still being finalised. For a small business, the main effects are indirect: a government under deficit pressure with personnel costs above 70% of recurring spending may have less room for new spending, and the planned pay rises for remaining officials are not yet scheduled. Watch the cabinet decision and the final details on retirement payouts, since they may shift local government procurement and staffing.