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MovedGoalPosts · 26-09-2005, 23:03

The majority of us wouldn't notice an immediate difference. Those on benefits might, and I suspect it wouldn't take long for some "essentials" to grind to a halt. Bear in mind the report talked of government in general, so it includes the biggest cash cow of them all the NHS.

Final Salary Pensions may make some government jobs attractive, but there are other benefits too that require more staff than private sector - leave entitlements being one. I was always amazed how many days off my Dad used to get, he never knew what to do with them all. Salary is only part of the equation.

Bottom line consultant use no doubt comes from a different budget to staff for any government department. It's thus probably too easy to claim a need for another needless feasibility study for the latest white elephant reinvention of the wheel.

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MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: Labour's army of consultants adds 1p to income tax The majority of us wouldn't notice an immediate difference. Those on benefits might, and I suspect it wouldn't take long for some "essentials" to grind to a halt. Bear in mind the report talked of government in general, so it includes the biggest cash cow of them all the NHS. Final Salary Pensions may make some government jobs attractive, but there are other benefits too that require more staff than private sector - leave entitlements being one. I was always amazed how many days off my Dad used to get, he never knew what to do with them all. Salary is only part of the equation. Bottom line consultant use no doubt comes from a different budget to staff for any government department. It's thus probably too easy to claim a need for another needless feasibility study for the latest white elephant reinvention of the wheel.