Stop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliers
GuardianAPR 2023
Despite promises from the UK government to cut down the absurd number of Whitehall employees, the amount of excess civil servants still continues to grow, along with their pay. There is no justification for over 100K extra bureaucrats and for bloating the salary budget to $17B. UK taxpayers are having their hard-earned money wasted.
The UK government is doing its best to reduce Whitehall's bloated staff, and the Cabinet Office is leading the way. While it should have never reached this point, significant issues like Brexit and COVID necessitated adding excess jobs to Whitehall's payroll. However, the government will keep its promise to reduce the number of civil servants and save tax dollars.