DUP 2007 POLICY PAPERS
Cutting the cost of Government:
Reducing the burden on householders will only be possible if the levels of expenditure on bureaucracy are kept under control. Indeed if agreed by the other parties, along with our proposals we could eliminate the additional burden on householders from the introduction of water charges.
In 2003 we published proposals to cut the cost of Government, advocating:
We have already started to deliver on these proposals. At St Andrews we secured an Efficiency Review Panel to examine efficiency and value for money.
The potential for making savings is not limited solely to Northern Ireland institutions. The efficiency and value for money of existing all Ireland implementation bodies must be examined.
Cutting bureaucracy will be a key priority for the DUP in Government. We believe money should be spent on front line services not big Government and bureaucracy.
