The failure of the Hutton report to put a cap on the pay of senior public servants is in direct conflict with a poll taken before the report was published which showed strong support for limiting top pay. There is also union anger that no attempt has been made to narrow the gap between those at the bottom and the top of the pay scales.
Despite the pledge in the Comprehensive Spending Review to protect front-line services, a survey has revealed that the budget cuts are affecting significant areas of the front line.
A survey of senior finance officers commissioned by VMware revealed that more than 61 per cent had reduced budgets with an impact on front-line services. It also reveals that the public sector is struggling to make the budget reductions with more than two thirds of those surveyed saying the cuts will be difficult to achieve within the three year timescale.
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