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Originally Posted by Escapee

In addition to the tax increases the workers are going to see, there's also a lot of incompetence and micro management going on behind the scenes.

All government departments have had their spending limit approvals slashed from £2m to £50k, that means that any expenditure even if it's inside an existing budget needs cabinet office approval.

I am told that the system has ground to a halt and that the delays are currently running at 16 weeks for approvals. The knock on effect from this will be projects not approved in time to spend the money before the end of the financial year, meaning they will lose the budget so the work wont get done.

Contract renewal for individuals like myself has been on hold, they have now drip-fed a small contract through after a 10 week delay. Additionally they are trying to cut the number of consultants and rates they are paying consultants, which has already meant that some have walked to take a contract elsewhere.

In my case I have requested a contract for 2.5 days a week, as the engineering lead as part of a small team they say I am critical to the project. I suppose there are some that will think they are saving money by cutting consultant rates and not employing their services for 10 weeks.

The project I am working on is to fix a problem that is currently estimated to be costing you and me (assuming you pay tax) over £1M for every working day until the problem is fixed. If it wasn't taxpayers money I would be laughing at how much the incompetence is costing.

Can't comment on you but in the past found consultants a costly solution.