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Government outsourced more than 1,100 jobs to private sector in 2011 | Society | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
Unions concerned that savings are being made through cutting services and workers' pay and conditions instead of inefficiency

HARRISBURG (AP) — Top state senators say they expect Gov. Tom Corbett to propose a budget plan...
www.titusvilleherald.com | Feb 7, 2012
HARRISBURG (AP) — Top state senators say they expect Gov. Tom Corbett to propose a budget plan today that relies on cuts in spending for education and social services to balance sluggish tax collections and the rising costs of pensions and debt.

Savings can cover new social programs
news.smh.com.au | Jan 10, 2012
The Australian Council of Social Services says the government can save $1.2 billion and help disadvantaged people if it adopts its budget recommendations.

Stephen King: Hard times... Prepare yourself for the worst, our debt is here to stay - Stephen King
www.independent.co.uk | Jan 9, 2012
We are not where we were supposed to be. The financial crisis led both to economic collapse and to an absence of healthy recovery thereafter. Levels of economic activity are much lower than expected. It's a struggle to make the budgetary arithmetic add up – whether for households or, increasingly

Govt urged to start spending national budget | Nation
manilatimes.net | Dec 18, 2011
SEN. Franklin Drilon has urged the government to start its infrastructure and social services programs as early as January next year. Drilon, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, made the call

Approved 2012 budget skewed vs peoples’ needs - Bulatlat
bulatlat.com | Dec 2, 2011
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Public weighs in on Elgin budget woes - Elgin Courier News
couriernews.suntimes.com | Nov 20, 2011
ELGIN — Police, fire and dispatch services, arts and social services funding, employee pay and overtime — and even the condition of individual streets in Elgin — were top topics Saturday morning as residents came out to air their concerns about the proposed Elgin city

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www.hantsfire.gov.uk | Nov 15, 2011
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Social services to get a third of proposed 2012 national government budget | Sun.Star
www.sunstar.com.ph | Nov 15, 2011
SOCIAL services will make up close to a third of allocations in the proposed P1.816-trillion national budget for 2012.

Interactive infographics: Social services, education top 2012 national budget | ABS-CBN News |
www.abs-cbnnews.com | Sep 19, 2011
Social services and education will get the most out of the national budget next year, according to the General Appropriations Act for 2012 approved on second reading by Congress.