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date: 8 December 2009

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Big spending cuts are impossible without hitting public services, says TUC

Responding to the report published today (Tuesday) by Reform, which calls for a million public sector jobs to be axed, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

'This report shows just how damaging public spending cuts will be.

'Too many people pretend that there is an artificial division between frontline staff and those who support them. But you can't make big spending cuts without hitting public services.

'Reform's proposals are appalling but they show the choice is between a fairer tax system or cuts that will hit the many.'

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Press release (200 words) issued 8 Dec 2009