Claim: Raising public sector pay in line with inflation will cost £4 billion.
Fact-check: The cost of lifting the public sector pay cap - Full Fact
Verdict: it's correct that it will cost £4 billion a year according to one estimate, although it's uncertain how accurate this will turn out to be.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Will Hulme
Date published: 2017-09-15T00:00:00