The Government has begun announcing its public sector cuts, including in the IT sector. It plans to cut £95m from IT spending in its first round of cuts. The Government also wants to find £1.7bn from delaying and stopping contracts and projects. In addition, it is imposing a freeze on all new IT spending over £1m. David Laws, the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, announced ominously: 'The years of public sector plenty are over.' Soon after that announcement, David Laws suffered a pay cut of his own as his ministerial salary was removed when he resigned.
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