Persuading the Government to meet the 2010 target has been Barnardo'smain campaigning priority. But we have been critically aware that in atime of worthy and competing priorities, and when the scope forincreased public expenditure is limited, it is glib simply to demandthat additional money be spent to meet the target. Under currentspending plans, the Government will fall short of its own target by550,000 children.
In our report How to Halve Child Poverty by 2010, produced with the helpof business advisory firm Deloitte and the Institute for Fiscal Studies,we identify two areas in which Government expenditure this year can beredirected to help succeed in meeting the target - without spending apenny extra.
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