Just these two simple measures are already saving the taxpayer over a billion pounds a year.

The company will not say how much money these measures will save, he said.

He said the two measures would save the nation $1.3 trillion over 20 years.

But those measures would save only about $9 billion.

Backers say such measures would save $20 billion over seven years.

The measure passed by Congress last year would have saved $60.2 billion over seven years.

Illinois officials said that the measure would save about $3 million a year.

He must also be hoping the measures will save his political neck.

It expects similar measures to save $105 million this year.

Many reckon that simple measures could save between 10 to 25 percent.