By Steve Thomas Welsh Local Government Association The collapse of the banks has left a mess to be swept up and it looks like public sector spending is both the dustpan and the brush. The emergency budget in June 2010 set out the government's plans to reduce public sector expenditure by £99bn by 2015-16. When the commitment to protect spending on health and overseas aid is taken into account, this equates to an average reduction of 25% in real terms over the next four years. Continue reading the main story VIEWPOINT Steve Thomas is chief executive of the Welsh Local Government Association. This is one of a series of comment and opinion pieces that the BBC Wales News website will publish...
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