CDA institute identifies savings of €12bn
Tuesday 15 December 2009
The Christian Democratic party's academic institute says the government can cut spending by a structural 2% of GDP (€12bn a year) by reducing the size of the government apparatus, news agency ANP reports.
The CDA asked the institute to try to identify the €36bn-worth of cuts needed to bring government spending under control.
As well as the cutting the size of the government, the institute says greater economic productivity can generate €6bn and increasing labour force participation rates will raise a further €6bn.
Efforts to make the health service more efficient will bring in a further €6bn in savings, as will a programme of wage moderation for civil servants.
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