 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Finance minister to challenge public services to shape their own future
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Public services in Scotland will today be set a challenge by
Finance Minister Tom McCabe to take their future into their own
hands.
But the Tories set him a challenge of their own, urging him to use
it as an opportunity to improve health and education services.
A keenly-anticipated document, aimed at generating debate on the
way ahead for the public sector, will be published this afternoon and
will be the precursor to an extensive dialogue between the services
and the Scottish E...
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