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The thin end of the wedge – Public consultations in an age of uncertainty

Posted 14 years ago4 minute read

Public service planners are facing a very awkward dilemma.

If they adopt an optimistic view of available public expenditure – and assume a slow return to economic growth, they can limit proposed changes to public services to those that are necessary to balance the books over the medium term. Just enough cuts to get us through what remains of the latest recession!

 

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