Fireworks are expected at an impromptu meeting between the ministry of basic education and teacher representatives tomorrow (Monday) after the latter got a rude awakening on Wednesday upon discovering that outstanding tax and pension arrears for recent back pays have been deducted from their October salaries. In a move interpreted as mischievous and calculated to punish civil servants who belong to BOFEPUSU trade unions, government quietly deducted from their October salaries, tax and pension arrears for 3% and 4% back pays dating back to April 2016 credited into their accounts two weeks ago. Caught unaware and still blinded by the excitement of a midmonth windfall of back pays, some of the affected civil servants found themselves with blank payslips while others are left with a measly P300 and P500 as take home for the month of October. A huge outcry has erupted among affected civil servants complaining that they face financial ruin as they were never pre-warned about the deduction and asking why such deduction was not made on the back pays before they were credited to their accounts. Others have threatened to either take to the streets or engage in a tools-down to protest the conduct of the employer,…