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Public service unions want to know feds’ plans

The government wants to find five per cent savings across the board in the federal public services by reviewing $80-billion in annual direct program spending.

The leader of one of the largest unions in the federal public service says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) is "out to lunch" if he thinks that five per cent in cuts to federal departments' budgets will be simple to spot.

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