Cuts threat; IN BRIEF .CUTTING public spending would cause thousands of job losses and prolong pro·long tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs 1. To lengthen in duration; protract. 2. To lengthen in extent. the country's economic "agony agony, n severe pain or extreme suffering. agony 1. death struggle. 2. extreme suffering. ", the TUC TUC (in Britain and South Africa) Trades Union Congress TUC n abbr (BRIT) (= Trades Union Congress) → federación nacional de sindicatos TUC n abbr (Brit) (= warned in a new report yesterday. Workers would be laid off in private firms as well as the public sector if widespread cuts were made, hitting the recovery from recession, said the union organisation. organisation. A study found that for every pounds 1 of public money invested in services through direct employment and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. of supplies, a further 64p was generated in the local economy. |
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