15 June 2001
Tony Travers, director of the Greater London Group at the London School of Economics, told delegates that ministers would have to make a choice on the type of services to provide.
He said that they could opt for European-style public services, which are funded from higher taxes, or US-style services – often of poorer quality and funded from a lower tax base.
'Britain must decide what kind of public sector it wants,' Travers said. 'You can't have the best of both worlds. Do we really want a European-style public sector with faster trains or do we want low taxes with limited public services?'
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