Savings promise must deliver this time

  • Robert Chote

Published on 13 July 2004

The government has repeatedly promised to cur public sector administration costs and halt the rise in civil service jobs, yet both have risen year after year.

The government has repeatedly promised to cur public sector administration costs and halt the rise in civil service jobs, yet both have risen year after year.

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Robert Chote

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IFS

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Chote, R. (2004). Savings promise must deliver this time [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/savings-promise-must-deliver-time (accessed: 4 July 2024).

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