National will also look to trim what it regards as low-priority spending and improve the efficiency of ministries.

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As a result of this efficiency, high-priority complaints were addressed faster, resources were strategically deployed, and the rate for vacating illegal conversions jumped from 13 percent to 70 percent with no increase in the operating budget.

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In many cases, they do not have access to abundant sources of energy and have sought efficiency as a matter of energy independence--in the case of (No. 2) Denmark as an urgent national priority since the oil shocks of the 1970s.

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