𝕊𝕝𝕚𝕞 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 𝕛𝕠𝕓 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕤

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝟙ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕒 𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕞 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥'𝕤 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕛𝕠𝕓 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕤.

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hirty-four per cent of those polled said the Government has got its cuts right, with another 18% wanting the coalition to go further and cut more public servants. 

Thirty-five per cent said the Government is cutting too much from departments and 13% said they didn't know, or didn't answer.

To date around 3500 people have lost their jobs, with the total expected to reach around 7500. The Government said the cuts are about getting rid of "backroom bureaucracy" and are part of a savings drive.

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Speaking to Breakfast this morning, 1News business correspondent Katie Bradford said she thinks people expected the poll to be slightly higher in opposition to the Government's moves.

Public service cuts poll  (Source: 1News)

"It is having a big effect in Wellington and I guess it comes back to that whole thing (that) if you're not affected, if it's not your family and friends who're losing their jobs, you might be sitting there thinking that actually, the previous government did spend too much money, it is too bloated, there are too many people there." 

A Flourish data visualization

She said people in the private sector are also losing their jobs, and things will be tough for most of this year.

Public Sector Job Losses

Since the coalition government was formed

Total proposed losses: 2,134
Total actual losses: 759
Overall losses: 2,893

Actual losses

Proposed losses

Figures based on publicly available information and reporting.

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It comes as hundreds are set to rally across the country today on May Day.

Two major unions representing almost 40,000 workers are challenging the Government on policies including 90-day trials, minimum wage increases below inflation and thousands of public sector job cuts.

Those who work in logistics, finance, transport and hospitality are among those represented.

Hundreds are expected to rally in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. It's the first time "stop work meetings" will be held on May Day in at least a decade.

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