Deliver an annual 1% reduction in baseline public spending, saving £25m per year by 2029.
“Delivering more efficient public services, including an annual 1% reduction in baseline spending, saving £25m each year by 2029.”
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 30 Jan 2026Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
Government Work Plan 2026-2029
Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).
Voting Pour delivers this
This carried motion directs the P&R Committee to incorporate a structured programme targeting a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for 2027-2029, directly delivering the promise of an annual 1% baseline spending reduction.
- 29 Jan 2026Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
Government Work Plan 2026-2029
Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “ To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).”