Election Special
- Public Spending
Peter Hobday reports on public spending. Nearly half of all spending each year is done by the government Roads, hospitals, schools, police and all public services have to be paid out of taxes or money borrowed from the government.
All political parties look for ways of cutting taxes, but what does the public lose when taxes are cut? Is there really a great deal of waste in public spending or would cuts mean losing services that the public have come to expect?
Producers NEVILLE BOLT, NICK HAYES Editor PAUL ELLIS