But with universities having to justify every pound of the public purse spent, efficient university procurement and practice is moving up the list as a core priority for institutions keen to improve both their teaching and research.
Another proposal would spare health care providers in low-spending, efficient areas from across-the-board cuts in Medicare payments.
This action stands in contrast to Republican claims that their budgets will make government spending more "efficient and effective".
This was justified as making public spending more efficient.
The decision, made without a review, is part of an effort by Sara Lee to make its ad spending more efficient.
In the course of time, they argue, the changes would rein in health care spending through efficient practices and lower insurance costs.
Michal Boni, Mr Tusk's economic adviser, says the plan is to make social spending more efficient and cut paperwork that slows construction of roads and so on.
Juncker, who has been a longstanding advocate of an EU army, said getting member states to combine militarily would make spending more efficient and would encourage further European integration.
If a GIB could make government spending more efficient and, crucially, help create more policy certainty then it may just be the breakthrough we need to kick-start a low-carbon UK.
The agency's board will hold a final vote on this in February; Mr Douste-Blazy expects ViiV and some other big firms to take part.The medicine goes downAlso in the pipeline are several market-based innovations that aim to make spending more efficient.
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