Conservatives Propose 47 Billion Pound Spending Cut
The Conservative Party has outlined a plan to reduce government spending by 47 billion pounds annually. The proposal includes reforming welfare and cutting the size of the civil service. One commentator suggested the civil service could be reduced by almost 15 percent.
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Sources · 7 independent
LBC London
“it talks about reducing the cost of government spending by 47 billion pounds a year and about half of that coming from you know how much you want to reduce the civil service by I think the number off the top of my head I I think that almost 15% by”
LBC London
“the total savings of 47 billion pounds, 23 billion of that from welfare, and the rest from things like cuts to the civil service.”
LBC London
“that's part of the savings we get from cutting the cost of doing government by £47 billion a year. So any business with a rateable value of £110,000 or less wouldn't pay any business rates”
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