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A collection of outputs related to the 2019 spending review.
Chancellor ends austerity for public services – but risks breaching current fiscal rules
press release
4 September 2019
Spending review 2019: Deal or no deal
report
This Wednesday the Chancellor will allocate funding to departments for the next financial year, 2020-2021. This departmental spending (DEL) is £375 billion this year.
2 September 2019
Making popular spending decisions in a rush raises risk of costly errors
comment
The rest of the country may be getting a little worked up about the prorogation of parliament, but it’s another breach with precedent that is worrying me, getting only one week’s notice of the date of the spending review. It will happen on Wednesday, a date announced only last week.
2 September 2019
Government to take big spending decisions with little idea how sustainable they will prove
press release
2 September 2019
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