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TOKYO, Oct 4 (AFP): Japan's government approved plans today to cut jobs equivalent to 10 per cent of the country's public servants and to redirect resources as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform efforts.
However, the total number of government servants is not expected to decrease by as much as 10 per cent because Japan is considering reinforcing personnel in priority areas such as policing, immigration and prisons.
Koizumi's cabinet ministers approved a plan today to reduce the 331,000-strong government workforce by 27,681 between April 2006 and March 2010, officials said.
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