LIZ Truss will “trim the fat” and look to make cuts to public spending, the Tory chair has admitted. Jake Berry said on the first day of the party’s Birmingham bash that ministers…
LIZ Truss will "trim the fat" and look to make cuts to public spending, the Tory chair has admitted.
Jake Berry said on the first day of the party's Birmingham bash that ministers had agreed that departments will have to make savings to help balance the books.Liz Truss will 'trim the fat' and look to make cuts, the Tory chair admittedsaid she didn't want to be making big spending cuts, promised during the Tory leadership election.
But Mr Berry told Sky's Sophy Ridge: "What we’ve heard from the government is that there is going to be a drive to trim fat in terms of government expenditure..Ministers from all departments have been ordered to see how savings can be made - despite soaring inflation eating away at their cash. But during the Tory leadership contest, Ms Truss said she is not planning “public spending reductions”.
Party chair Mr Berry also risked fury by suggesting that struggling families should ask for a pay rise or get a better paid job, telling Times Radio: "You need to grow your personal household budget... in many cases people's pay packets".
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