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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Sarah Challen Flynn

Scottish Government calls for cross-party backing on public sector cuts

Ivan McKee is Public Service Reform Secretary (Image: Scottish Parliament)

THE Scottish Government has urged cross-party support for public sector cuts targeting “inefficiency.”

The Government intends to reduce spending across public bodies by £1 billion across five years, as laid out in the public service reform strategy launched in June last year by Ivan McKee, then public finance minister.

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