Tories set lower council savings goal
28 August 2012
Local council purchasers would face lower savings targets if the Conservatives win the next general election, according to a party spokesman.
The target comes despite Tory pledges to slash overall government spending by £35 billion.
David James’ value-for-money review for the Tories called for £4.4 billion savings from local government procurement and back-office functions by 2007-8.
This falls short of the £6.5 billion of cuts demanded of them by Sir Peter Gershon’s equivalent review for the...