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Could new Spending Review help firms using facilities management?

June 9th 16:38 Cost Management 

Small businesses could be called on to provide efficient services for government departments following a recent announcement.

Setting out details of how the forthcoming Spending Review is to be conducted, chancellor George Osborne has said that all departments will face stringent checks before funding is approved.

Before projects are given the green light, departments will have to show that the activity is in line with the government's priorities, cannot be funded elsewhere and cannot be undertaken in a more efficient manner.

This could lead to a rise in outsourcing as temporary projects are often seen as efficient.

Mr Osborne said: "This is the great national challenge of our generation: after years of waste, debt and irresponsibility, to get Britain to live within its means. It is a time to rethink how government spends our money.

"We didn't choose the terrible economic situation we inherited. But we can work to put it right, to deal with our debts, to set our country on a brighter economic course, and show that we are all in this together."
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