Sentences with phrase «of public spending cuts»

The VAT increase will be taking effect, and the construction sector will start to feel the pain of public spending cuts.

The government has made commitments to crack down on tax avoidance in order to ease the impact of public spending cuts, though the # 2 billion figure suggested by Mr Gauke was dismissed as insufficient by unions.

In 2010 he announced that the main priority of the coalition was to eliminate the public deficit by 2015 and that this would be achieved through a draconian programme of public spending cuts.

Ninety four per cent of public spending cuts are yet to hit the UK, and the public sector is due to come under more pressure in the next few years.

Take the issue of public spending cuts to reduce the Budget deficit.

Spinmeisters like Lord Mandelson continue to advance transparently dishonest claims, such as his ludicrous assertion that the government could not give projections of public spending cuts — which we all know must come — because they would be based on «speculation».

Angela Eagle today made her pitch for the Labour leadership as someone who can both unite the party and «heal the divisions» caused by six years of public spending cuts.

The prime minister made no mention of chancellor George Osborne's pledge on Monday to freeze working age benefits for two years, but said the plan to eradicate the deficit by 2017 - 18 through a further # 25bn of public spending cuts was doable, adding it represents only 3 % of government annual spend.

Privately, the OST says the wording signifies that funding for the research councils will be «protected» from this year's round of public spending cuts.

In just over two weeks, George Osborne will reveal up to # 82bn worth of public spending cuts.

«And if the big society is anything better than a slogan looking increasingly threadbare as we look at our society reeling under the impact of public spending cuts, then discussion on this subject has got to take on board some of those issues about what it is to be a citizen and where it is that we most deeply and helpfully acquire the resources of civic identity and dignity.»

The VAT increase will be taking effect, and the construction sector will start to feel the pain of public spending cuts,» he said.

The chancellor today signalled a change of focus away from the government's programme of public spending cuts, promising to restructure the economy and promote a «new model» of economic growth.

«The reforms have created widespread public fear about the scale and impact of public spending cuts and the privatisation of public services.