This paper makes an important contribution to the current public spending debate. It sets out an agenda for reshaping government – creating a slimmer, more effective structure, better suited to the current needs of the UK economy and society. As well as reducing administrative cost, a more efficient and leaner government machine should be an enabler for other reforms in the delivery of public services and welfare support, as well as simplifying the interface with the private sector.
Private enterprise is the key engine of growth in the UK and other western economies. By slimming down and restructuring government, the private sector can be given more room to grow and create a more sustainable recovery for the UK economy.
The sprawling bureaucracy and cost of Whitehall should be scaled back, to make the UK government more efficient, and find £10billion worth of annual savings to help cut the deficit faster and reduce business taxes to promote growth.
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