No pain, no efficiency gain

Published on 23 July 2004

Although Gordon Brown presented last week's spending review with confidence about the feasibility of his aims, the government's strategy has risks - that the planned efficiency gains may not materialise at the scale or the speed envisaged.

Although Gordon Brown presented last week's spending review with confidence about the feasibility of his aims, the government's strategy has risks - that the planned efficiency gains may not materialise at the scale or the speed envisaged.

Authors

Carl Emmerson
Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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Sarah Love

Comment details

Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Emmerson, C and Love, S. (2004). No pain, no efficiency gain [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/no-pain-no-efficiency-gain (accessed: 25 April 2024).

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