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Tories plan public sector efficiency savings

9 April 2010
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Tories plan public sector efficiency savingsOperations management is likely to play a key role in plans to deliver savings by the Conservative Party if they win the General Election.

Tory leader David Cameron has outlined a £12 billion plan for proposed cuts across the public sector in order to reduce the UK''s deficit in the wake of the financial crisis.

According to the plans from Conservative adviser Sir Peter Gershon, the savings initiative will include cuts to the wages bill through jobs losses, a recruitment freeze and wage reductions in order to fund a proposal to prevent National Insurance increases.

Other strategies include renegotiating procurement deals and reducing spending on areas such as consultants, administration and IT projects as part of a series of continuous improvement measures that are intended to cut public sector expenditure.

"I don''t think it''s particularly challenging to ask government to save £1 out of every £100 it spends," Mr Cameron told the BBC.

However, the Labour Party has questioned the Tory figures and insists National Insurance must be raised in order to balance the budget.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19713594-ADNFCR
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