This from the DfT, explaining where the efficiency savings announced in today's budget will come from:
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) announces that it will deliver £90 million of savings, as its departmental contribution towards £11bn savings that are being made across Government.
DfT will meet this target through a range of activities, including:
- £40m from streamlining back office functions across finance, HR and procurement;
- £30m from reducing spending on consultancies;
- £15m from reducing spending on marketing and communications;
- £5m from the senior civil service pay freeze and reduction in sickness absence for all staff across the department.
As IEP is now a dead duck the £30m savings on 'consultancies' should be easily achievable.
And as for the £15m savings on 'Marketing and Communications' these should already be in the bag.
After all when you keep re-announcing old news all you have to do is change the date at the top of the press release.
UPDATE: This from The Archer...
I've already had too much pre-budget priced red wine to be bothered to work this out so I need your help:
Is the £5m reduction from the pay freeze / new improved healthy staff the same percentage of the overall budget in this department as it is in other departments, health, education, etc...
If not, is transport better than the others or worse?
If the percentage is the same, what kind of fools do they take us for?!?
Do you think the Government is taking us for fools.
Has The Archer had too much wine?
If you're drinking cider do you now give a toss?
Either way let Eye know and when we return from the booze cruise we'll be sure to publish your comments.
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