UK cuts

Det var banne mig inte dåligt vad Osborne skar ner.

"Declaring that "today is the day where Britain steps back from the brink" the chancellor revealed dramatic cuts to several key departments over the next four years, a £7bn reduction in welfare support and confirmed that about 490,000 jobs will be lost in the public sector by 2014-15."

"Local government will suffer more than most with cuts of nearly 30 per cent by the end of the parliament in 2015, while the Home Office, justice department and Foreign Office will see their budgets reduced by 24 per cent. Additionally, the police force will see its budget trimmed by 16 per cent.

The department for business, innovation and skills will face cuts of 7.1 per cent a year, or nearly 30 per cent over the four year duration of the spending review. But within that the annual £4.6bn science budget will be protected. Overseas development spending will reach 0.7 per cent of GDP by 2013, honouring the government?s commitment in the Budget.

The department for energy will see cuts of 20 per cent, but will have money available to fund nuclear decommissioning. Defra will also face cuts of nearly 30 per cent.

The department for culture will see its administration costs shrink by 41 per cent. There will be a 15 per cent reduction in spending on museums, arts and sport."

"On Tuesday cuts of 8 per cent to the defence budget were laid out separately in the strategic defence review. The Ministry of Defence and the armed forces are facing cuts of 42,000 jobs by 2015." (FT.com)

30% nedskärningar i en del bugetar. Det är ju inga dåliga nivåer, osthyvelmetoden lär inte funka då. Tufft måste jag säga. Måste vara en av dom tuffaste budgetarna som lagts i Europa.

Tur att Engelsmännen (som också höjer pensionsåldern till 66) inte är fransmän, då hade landet stannat av alla strejker.