Universities challenged to step up cost saving efforts
28 August 2012
Higher education purchasers in England are still under pressure to cut costs despite a low efficiency savings target.
They must make an estimated £230 million in savings by 2007-08 as part of the chancellor’s efficiency gains.
Gordon Brown announced the efficiency savings targets in his July spending review. He called on the entire public sector to make £20 billion of savings, with the money going into improving the delivery of frontline services.
Towards this target, the...