NI cards to be axed to save money

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National Insurance cards are to be phased out, and spare furniture sold online, under government plans to cut the deficit, the BBC has learned.

The government has also decided to cut the number of criminal checks for junior doctors.

The ideas, expected to save at least £1m a year, were chosen from about 100,000 put forward by members of the public and civil servants.

One union said getting the public to suggest cuts was a gimmick.

During the summer, the Treasury set up a website looking for suggestions on how to save money, eventually receiving more than 100,000. read more....