Uk Ministers To Scrap Target To Cut 91 000 Public Sector Jobs Public Service
Whitehall sources told the Guardian the announcements were likely to be issued within the next few days in a letter to officials. The policies introduced by Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Cabinet minister under Johnson, were widely criticized as arbitrary and counterproductive. But government insiders said there were concerns the target could be overridden by budget cuts in the Autumn Statement, which departments would struggle with. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, gives his long-awaited announcement on November 17, which is likely to include both tax rises and spending cuts as he seeks to plug a £35bn hole in the public finances....