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Voluntary exit schemes underway across government departments ahead of Rachel Reeves' spending cuts

Sky News Tuesday, 25 March 2025 ()
Voluntary exit schemes underway across government departments ahead of Rachel Reeves' spending cutsA swathe of government departments have either begun or will start voluntary exit schemes for staff in anticipation of the chancellor's spending cuts, Sky News can reveal.
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The Green Party has said the government's expected cuts to welfare are "not fair" and that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could avoid making the cuts by choosing to "tax wealth fairly". Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay joined MPs holding placards outside the Treasury, at a 'Rebalance the Economy'...

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