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Sat 09 Sep 2008Public service numbers must be reduced
Among the many stark realities to be tackled in the budget is that staff levels in the State sector are up 30 per cent since 2000
TOMORROW THE Cabinet holds its now traditional Sunday pre-budget meeting. For 10 years or more, high tax revenues meant these occasions were relatively relaxed, but the mood tomorrow is likely to be more sombre. The exercise of political power is ultimately about choosing how to allocate limited resources to meet unlimited, competing demands. While others have the luxury of merely talking around budgetary options, Ministers must make the unpalatable decisions.
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