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Companies eye wider role in state contracts

By James Boxell

Published: July 2 2009 22:43 | Last updated: July 2 2009 22:43

The crisis in the public finances will push back the boundaries of the state, allowing the private sector to bid for contracts in areas as delicate as chemotherapy, kidney dialysis and the supervision of probation and immigration cases, according to several of the government’s biggest suppliers.

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