Ministers Are Asking 'Who Will Be Next to Face Cowen's Axe?' ; Commentary
Daily Mail › September 07, 2007
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AFTER the blunt freeze on hiring in health, the only question around an increasingly fraught Cabinet table is 'Who's next?' There is not a minister in the Government who can feel their portfolio is safe from the pressure, as we head into the winter of cuts.
Healthcare was only the first in line. Having dramatically overspent what was already a generous budget for 2007, nothing short of a full halt can prevent a serious deficit. That overrun is either the height of incompetence or a cynical gamble by management, who thought that no Government could put health at risk to keep the books balanced.See the full content of this document
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Ministers Are Asking 'Who Will Be Next to Face Cowen's Axe?' ; Commentary
If it was the first, it is a grim illustration of the Government's challenge in restraining spending at a time when economic growth is declining so sharply.
But if it is the second, the fact that so politically...See the full content of this document
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