He would do better to propose specific cuts ahead of the spending review.

This specific cut does not tend to be found elsewhere, however.

But the hall was packed with people worried about specific cuts affecting, among other groups, health care workers, state employees and college teachers.

Reaching agreement on the specific cuts could be more difficult.

"I can't do that because we are not going into detail on specific cuts," she said.

Instead it would have to make specific cuts in both service and capital construction budgets.

He did not enumerate specific cuts in military agencies or programs.

The specific cuts, under study for months, are expected to be made public in the next few weeks.

"No final decisions have been made on specific cuts," he said in a statement.

But he has not signed off on the specific cuts.