The Dutch cabinet agreed major cuts in defence ministry spending in an effort to save€1 billion. Over 6,000 military service personnel and defence ministry civil servants are facing compulsory redundancies. In total, 12,300 MoD jobs will go as part of the savings package. Some 2,300 vacancies will not be filled and a further 4,000 people will not be replaced when they leave. The ministry currently has a workforce of almost 69,000. The redundancies will affect all ranks in the defence ministry.
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