Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add upJeremy Hunt’s autumn statement tax cuts were paid for by allowing the real value of public spending to fall by an extra £20bn a year by the end of the next parliament, compared with his plans back in March – a fresh round of austerity many experts believe will prove impossible to implement in practice.Here are some of the areas facing an eye-watering funding squeeze, if the chancellor’s sums are to add up: Continue reading…
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Author : Heather Stewart
Publish date : 2023-11-23 16:49:13
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Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts?
