Sector:Tracker Date Created:Fri 30th Jul 2010, 10:33:48 Source:Herald Scotland Link:http://www.heraldscotland.com
Scotland has been handed a shocking picture of the swingeing cuts threatening to lay waste to the country’s public services.
A budget blueprint set out a brutal package of options to bridge the £42 billion funding squeeze facing Scotland, with no public services spared the prospect of cuts.
It warned that up to 50,000 public-sector jobs could be axed and free services like personal care, concessionary travel and eye examinations might no longer be affordable. It also placed in the line of fire the council tax freeze, free prescriptions and public-sector pay rises.
