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Local councils should prepare themselves for budget cuts in order to avoid the worst effects of the public sector recession, it has been claimed.
The Conservative party has outlined how it would cut public sector spending by linking the salaries of council chiefs to the lowest-paid team members in their organisation.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that public sector pensions must be overhauled to avoid them becoming a burden on the taxpayer.