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Union leader calls for alternatives to cuts

16 September 2010
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Union leader calls for alternatives to cutsAlternatives are available to public spending cuts, an official has declared.

This is the view expressed by general secretary Brendan Barber at the 142nd Annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) Conference.

Speaking in Manchester this week, he stated that voters are concerned that cuts "might be too fast and too deep" but they are not yet accepting that there is an alternative.

He claimed trade unions should convince the public that "there is a better way to reduce debt" and outlined options that he feels ought to be considered, such as prioritising growth, supporting 'Robin Hood' taxes and greater flexibility.

Public sector professionals involved in continuous improvement and operations management may be interested in Mr Barber's remark that such approaches reducing the budget deficit are "more likely to work in the short, medium and long term".

His keynote speech to the conference follows the release of a report for the TUC and Unison entitled Where The Money Goes, which suggested that the government's proposed spending cuts will hit the poorest ten per cent in the UK around 13 times harder than the richest ten per cent.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800068016-ADNFCR
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