"I'm very disappointed that they've taken the low-hanging fruit," Ramsay said, adding that the ABC cannot expect to be a "holy cow" and escape government-wide efficiencies.
All of this is taking place at a time when NHS finances are being squeezed and when all efforts should be dedicated to making sound efficiencies and improving services.
Over time, most internet traffic would consist of one machine talking to another, handling micro-tasks that could collectively add up to vast efficiencies and convenience for humans.
When the efficiencies are with tools or plants, it's easy to appreciate the potential benefit, but when it's office workers who are being squeezed for more productivity, it could take on a bit of a dystopian shade: imagine your security access card being used to track where you are in the building, so your boss can tot up how much time you're spending in the kitchen making tea.
The MoJ said the new round of Treasury-requested economies would come from administrative efficiencies, slowing down investments and reductions in the use of agency staff and consultants.
"We're really pleased that our internal efficiencies we don't have to cut the money going to arts organisations".
Osborne – who revealed that next year's budget would take place on 23 March – said the government had put in place "a number of tools" to ensure Whitehall departments delivered the scale of efficiencies required, including improving the "shockingly weak" finance performance data in Whitehall.
"There needs to be greater efficiencies of scale and a better use of new technology.
Further savings are expected from efficiencies, a spokeswoman said.
To the local authorities, offering one contract to deliver all the services can seem like a way of encouraging services to work together and drive efficiencies, but it can also be disruptive and lead to everything being driven downwards to the lowest common denominator, which is cost.
The remaining £10m of cuts is apparently meant to come from department underspend and efficiencies that arise as a result of lower than anticipated inflation.
