Relentless Growth of Scottish Public Sector Is Costing Private Jobs and Stifling Economy
The Scotsman › January 23, 2006
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SCOTLAND's private sector has entered outright decline in the face of the relentless expansion of the public sector, according to official data obtained by The Scotsman.
Businesses have shed 17,000 jobs over a period in which the government and its various agencies have hired 24,000 more staff - the exact reverse of the trend promised by Jack McConnell, the First Minister.See the full content of this document
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Relentless Growth of Scottish Public Sector Is Costing Private Jobs and Stifling Economy
The CBI has warned Mr McConnell that his avalanche of government spending is now hurting the economy by squeezing out companies.
An unpublished survey of Scotland's labour market...See the full content of this document
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