BBC News - Departments pledge to cut costs by billions
The Department of Health says it is to make cuts of £4.35bn over three years in an “efficiency savings” drive.
It is the biggest contribution to £11bn of government savings announced in last year’s pre-Budget report.
The Ministry of Defence will cut costs by £700m, education by £1.1bn and work and pensions by £500m.
They say they can do so by moving civil servants out of London, reducing staff sickness and use of consultants but the Tories say it is a “bogus argument”.
Some departments, such as health and children, schools and families, will reinvest the savings into “front line” services.
via news.bbc.co.uk
