British Prime Minister declaration does not stop because of financial difficulties for free milk to children
AP to cut costs, the British Health Minister 安妮米尔顿 proposed cut "Milk Plan", to stop providing free milk to children.
the occasion of boiling public opinion, the Prime Minister's official residence 10 Downing Street issued a statement, will continue to implement the "milk scheme." However, Prime Minister David Cameron 8, to remind the British financial indeed difficult, some very popular among the public programs or inevitably have been cut.
to implement austerity policies
Cameron 8, cited an example, the United Kingdom is like a failure to operate the company, "rising costs, declining sales, the debt increase." He said someone must stand up now, with courage, insight, vision and implementation of reforms.
"Sunday Times" quoted Cameron as saying: "We have to give up some things that we really pay attention. More than anyone else I do not like to do, but this is the reality we face. "
according to him, the British face of record budget deficits, the Government must implement austerity policies, which means that some people welcomed by the public expenditure, the Government may have" reluctantly must sell " .
Cameron said that during the inevitable tightening "undesirable" by supporting the decision. A recent controversy caused by huge support program is not "milk plan" must go.
British "Sunday Telegraph" said, according to "milk plan", nursery and primary school children receive free milk provided by the Government.
However, the health minister sent a letter to Scotland, Milton 3, Health Minister Shona Robinson, said the Ministry of Health to consider cutting off the "milk program," because the planned expenditures doubled over the past 5 years now 80 million U.S. dollars per year to the end of 2011 is expected to reach 94 million U.S. dollars. In addition, Milton said, there is no evidence that the milk will help to improve children's health.
she admitted, cut "Milk Plan" is bound to affect low-income families, will lead to enormous controversy.
Milton unfortunately. BBC to disclose her letters, then triggered controversy, until the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement, "Milk Plan" business as usual implementation.
