Sentences with phrase «for public sector cuts»

Joblessness went up by 35,000 in the three months to October, raising concern about the readiness of the market for public sector cuts.

In this climate of austerity and the need for public sector cuts, when so many are worried about the possibility that nurses, teachers and other such essential workers will be forced out of work as government tightens its belt, it is worth noting that # 2.8 billion of taxpayers» money was spent on consultancy fees in 2005 - 06 alone.

Not exact matches

This monetarist philosophy has curtailed public enterprise throughout the world since 1980, in favor of privatization programs to sell off public enterprises and use the proceeds to cut taxes, mainly for the wealthier classes and the real estate and financial sectors.

Portugal has addressed its public debt problem — the deficit was 9.3 % of GDP in 2009 — with a 5 % pay cut for public sector workers earning more than $ 1,500 a month and an increase in VAT.

The ground is being prepared for a neoliberal «cure»: cutting back pensions and health care, defaulting on pension promises to labor, and selling off the public sector, letting the new proprietors to put up tollbooths on everything from roads to schools.

The peak industry group, which represents more than 60,000 businesses across manufacturing, engineering, telecommunications, mining, airlines and related sectors, will caution the Turnbull government against large cuts but call for careful spending reductions across aged care, health, the pension system and the public service to fund a company tax cut as a key priority.

At a time when the Government are cutting back on public services and relying on the private sector to meet the challenges of providing services to the Community in many of those areas where the public sector cut backs have reduced services, the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) believes, the news that G4S have failed to meet their target for security personnel at the Olympic Games must leave us all concerned about the future.

«It will be paid for by further years of austerity, public services brought to near collapse, public sector pay cuts and a welfare cap that bites into the safety net that any of us might need.

There are many sound political reasons for Labour's endorsement of a public sector pay cap and a more pragmatic stance on the cuts.

I make it 21 to date, including tax - cuts for low - earners, the introduction of a mansion tax, a major council house - building programme, cuts to universal benefits for wealthy pensioners, rent reforms for private tenants, a living wage for public sector workers, and an elected House of Lords.

Only 46 per cent of this group agree that the proposed cuts are «necessary and unavoidable» — well below the average for all voters (63 per cent) and lower even than among public sector workers in the seat (59 per cent).

No - one really wanted to set out where the cuts will hit, and we had diversionary tactics such as talking about public sector pensions for the few very well paid public sector staff that won't make any real contribution to reducing the deficit.

The Financial Times suggested that in order to find additional cuts of # 30 - 40bn, the incoming government might have to cut public sector pay by 5 per cent, freeze benefits for a year, means - test child benefit, abolish winter fuel payments, and cut free TV licences and bus passes.

The Conservatives have promised to pay for the scrapping of the National Insurance rise by cutting waste in the public sector.

At the current rates of inflation, he's committing to a four per cent real cut in public sector salaries each year for another two years.

«David Cameron's claim that he wants to maintain a discussion with the unions is undermined by him saying in the next breath that he's not prepared to negotiate on the specific issue of the change from the RPI to CPI index for public sector pensions - which represents a massive cut in the value of pensions.

We need a plan B for the economy because yesterday's figures showed the private sector isn't creating jobs fast enough to pick up public sector job cuts.

The BRC's warning will make uncomfortable reading for ministers, as the coalition has staked its economic policy of cutting spending on the projection that the private sector will be able to soak up a great deal of the job losses from public services, which will result from the spending review revealed on October 20th.

«This coming year is going to be one of the most challenging years for the trade union movement - and public sector trade unions in particular - as the coalition government seeks to make the public sector and its workforce pay for the crisis, through cuts to jobs, services, pay and pensions.

«There is widespread disappointment with the Liberal Democrats from people who voted for them in the last election about the way they support the huge cuts the Tories are proposing in the public sector,» she argues.

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«What is more, Osborne has in effect guaranteed that these policies will merely pave the way for a return to traditional Tory politics — hitting the public sector now to pay for tax cuts for millionaires later.

A drawback for Cameron would be that he would have to tread carefully on issues such as welfare and public sector cuts, which are key to Tory plans for cutting the deficit.

Although Miliband told Andrew Marr that «if Labour was in power now, we wouldn't be making those changes, we wouldn't be cutting as far and as fast as the government», he said it was right to support the Government's pay freeze for public sector workers:

«These worrying figures show that the private sector is not yet creating enough jobs to make up for the posts that are being cut in the public sector.»

The protests come as governments across the eurozone push through cuts to public sector pensions, wages and services, in return for a financial bailout.

Whilst the public sector construction activity has been falling for some time as a result of the government's cuts, private sector activity is also now falling sharply.

Public sector unions have been squeezed for four years by the Democratic governor, who has made tax cuts and pro-business measures his priorities.

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The government is accused of «scandalous» cuts to public services as the Chancellor George Osborne unveils billions of pounds worth of savings to the sector while also freezing pay for two years.

Liberal Democrats under VAT fire In an article for Channel 4 News UNISON general secretary, Dave Prentis, said the VAT rise, along with the changes in the public sector would mean a «cut in living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.»

The construction trades unions added their muscle to the fight against budget cuts and layoffs in the public sector when they rallied at Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza and then marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall in the early afternoon on June 15 in what organizers called a «Solidarity March for the Middle Class.»

Blame William Hague for his spineless comments when British jobs were on the line at the Total oil refinery, blame David Cameron for not saying he'd abandon the Lisbon Treaty, and blame George Osborne for talking about public spending cuts at a time when only public sector workers are working.

Mr Barber's latest attack on the government comes as his organisation prepares for the «TUC Day of Action» on November 30th when up to three million workers will take part in stoppages, meetings and rallies in protest over the government's decision to cut public sector pensions.

And it's often middle class public sector workers who've have had their pay and pensions cut to pay for a debt they didn't create.

David Laws says that the share of the economy accounted for by the public sector should be cut to 35 %.

So public sector workers in the north will take a real term pay cut to fund a tax cut for millionaires living in the south!

It was right for people, mainly public sector workers, to express how they felt about cuts to the their services, which they believe will increase social inequality in this country.

In a must - read letter today (reflecting on his eight year chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee) Edward Leigh sets out a ten point plan for cutting waste and inefficiency in the public sPublic Accounts Committee) Edward Leigh sets out a ten point plan for cutting waste and inefficiency in the public spublic sector.

The spending plan completely cuts funding for the oil research and development program on grounds that the private - sector oil industry should pay for the technology developments that provide little public benefit.

Public sector unions can breathe a sigh of relief after last month's state Supreme Court ruling: an Illinois pension reform law that would have cut benefits for existing workers was declared unconstitutional.

Diana Somers of Language Magnet thinks the education sector should brace itself for further reductions in resources, saying: «Like most public sectors, the education sector has been hit with funding cuts and, as a result, headteachers are having to reduce staff and resources.

The call for evidence comes as the FE sector is undergoing Area Reviews alongside increased competition from schools and universities, cuts to public funding, and demographic shifts.

The money allocated to privately managed charters and vouchers represents a transfer of critical public resources to the private sector, causing the public schools to suffer budget cuts and loss of staffing and services as the private sector grows, without providing better education or better outcomes for the students who transfer to the private - sector schools.

After seven years of real terms pay cuts due to the Government's public sector pay policy, unions want the Government to make a significant pay increase for all teachers and school leaders.

Teachers have called for a 24 - hour public sector general strike against cuts to children's services in England.

The charter school model holds great promise for developing education innovations and improving the quality of public education overall, but the current direction of the charter school sector toward a few narrow approaches cuts short this potential.

In England, the public sector pay freeze of recent years has meant real terms pay cuts for many teachers.

Trump's budget ends the effective Perkins Loan program, eliminates the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, makes record cuts to Pell Grants, dumps the program to forgive student loan debts if a student works for at least 10 years in selected public sector jobs and ends a program that covers interest payments for low income students while they are enrolled in school.

Rehana Azam, GMB National Secretary for Public Services, said: «Following the Conservative's dire election result — in which public sector pay and school funding cuts featured heavily - Theresa May told people she would listen toPublic Services, said: «Following the Conservative's dire election result — in which public sector pay and school funding cuts featured heavily - Theresa May told people she would listen topublic sector pay and school funding cuts featured heavily - Theresa May told people she would listen to them.