DM: Johnson called for the reduction of 90 thousand British officials to save $4.3 billion a year, Britain will cut one fifth of the total number of civil servants to save the budget, Johnson called for “reducing the cost of living,” writes the Daily Mail. Earlier, he warned of the onset of “difficult times” due to sanctions against Russia
Boris Johnson
In the UK, the number of government officials should be reduced by 90 thousand people due to “bloated” departments, the saved funds will be directed to help the British in a crisis, said the head of the government of the kingdom Boris Johnson at a visiting cabinet meeting in Stoke-on-Trent, writes the Daily Mail with reference to sources.
The interlocutors of the newspaper noted that the heads of ministries will first focus on reducing the number of civil servants by freezing the recruitment of new employees.
“We have to cut government spending to lower the cost of living. Every pound that the government takes from taxpayers is money that they can spend on their own priorities, on their own lives,” Johnson said in an interview with the publication.
Now there are 475 thousand officials in the UK, the newspaper writes, their average salary is 28.1 thousand. The measure will affect almost one fifth of their total number. According to the newspaper’s calculations, by reducing the staff of officials, the UK will be able to save 3.5 billion (more than $ 4.36 billion).
The Daily Mail writes that Johnson gave ministers a month to develop appropriate plans.
According to the official statistics of the UK, the kingdom will lose about 6.2 billion ($7.9 billion, or about 617 billion rubles) from sanctions against Russia, and the export of luxury goods will suffer the most. By 2030, it will lose more than $1.1 billion due to the suspension of sales of Aston Martin, Bentley and others cars goods. In addition, exporters of oil refining equipment will lose $8.6 million, and the computer industry will lose about $5.2 million.
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Johnson in mid-March warned Western countries about the onset of “difficult times” due to “withdrawal” from Russian energy exports of oil and gas. “I have no doubt that difficult times are ahead of us,” he said. At that time, he assured that the government would be able to reduce the “unbearable bills” that are forced to pay for production and households throughout the kingdom. These measures will “put an end to bullying by the Kremlin,” the British prime minister believes. He assured that the UK would refuse to supply Russian oil by the end of the year.
The UK has repeatedly provided significant financial and military support to Ukraine since the end of February. So, in early May, Johnson announced the transfer to Kiev of another package of military assistance in the amount of $ 375 million (£300 million). According to the prime minister, it will include night vision devices, heavy drones, an anti-battery radar system and equipment for electronic warfare.
A few days later, the British Ministry of Finance announced the allocation of additional assistance to Kiev in the amount of $1.6 billion (£1.3 billion). “The UK is at the forefront, providing economic, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine, and we are working tirelessly to put an end to this conflict,” explained Minister Rishi Sunak.
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