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Civil Service told by government to slash running costs by 15%

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78% Informative

Civil Service told to reduce running costs by 10% by 2028-29 and then 15% the following year .

Front-line services not in the firing line - it will be spending on sectors such as human resources, policy advice, communications and office management that are to be slashed.

Cabinet Office source: "We cannot stick to business as usual" Unions warn that the cuts could amount to 10% of staffing.

VR Score

83

Informative language

82

Neutral language

51

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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