Last week’s spending review took some of the pressure off public service spending. The chancellor now plans to cut much less than he told us he would in March. The difference is so great that, where, until recently, we were expecting deeper cuts than in the last parliament, those announced on Wednesday will be nowhere near as severe. Less will be cut from public services over the next half decade than over the last.
Source:OBR Economic and fiscal outlook
Some services, like defence and the police, have found themselves inside the ring-fence once reserved for health, schools and international aid. Most of the unprotected departments have now seen the bulk of their cuts, with less to come during the rest of the decade.
The most obvious exception to this is local government. And boy is it an exception.
According to the IFS, local government funding is due to take the biggest hit overall. It also has more cuts to come…
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