Federal Conservatives cracking down on public servants’ spending
Posted November 25, 2010 12:05 pm.
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The Harper government is reigning in spending by public servants on hospitality and travel.
No public money will be spent on alcohol at government events, except in pre-approved cases involving foreign diplomats and outside business people.
It’s one part of the government’s cost-cutting drive to eliminate the national deficit of about $56-billion.