Victoria to axe thousands of public service jobs as treasurer warns of ‘difficult decisions’
by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VD5Q)
Independent review asked to recommend cuts to public service to reduce workforce by 5%-6%
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Thousands of public service jobs in Victoria are to be slashed after a review ordered by the state's new treasurer, who has warned difficult decisions" need to be made to bring the budget under control.
Jaclyn Symes and the premier, Jacinta Allan, on Thursday announced an independent review into the Victorian public service (VPS), to be headed by Helen Silver, a banking executive and former head of the Department of Premier and Cabinet under John Brumby and Ted Baillieu.
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