The cuts are not expected to result in federal job losses, aside from the normal attrition or redeployment of government workers.
OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Anita Anand is tasking federal cabinet ministers with finding $15.4 billion in government spending cuts by a deadline of Oct. 2.
The Liberals pledged to reduce discretionary spending on government consulting, professional services and travel by 15 per cent or $7.1 billion over five years.A letter from Anand to cabinet ministers, which was first reported on by The Globe and Mail, also asked ministers to engage with Crown corporations in their portfolios to find similar savings targets.
Granados said the initiative is also about ensuring that public servants and funds are better allocated to government priorities, like the clean economy. "It is time that the government work with bargaining agents to prioritize the needs of communities by ensuring that public service staffing meets the real, objective demand for programs and services."
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