IFS says tough public spending choices unavoidable

Spending Review: Tough choices unavoidable, says IFS

With the NHS and defence getting more funding, cuts to other areas are inevitable, the influential think tank says.

Spending review ‘natural point’ to put UK on path to further boost defence

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected to focus on NHS and defence spending in the upcoming spending review on 11 June.

UK faces choice next week between health and other spending, IFS think tank warns

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves’ key decision in next week’s multi-year spending review will be how much to spend on healthcare versus other public services, the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank said on Sunday. Reeves is due to set out day-to-day spending limits for other government departments on June 11 which will run through to the end of March 2029 – almost until the end of the Labour governm…

Rachel Reeves to splash billions of pounds in North and Midlands under major rule change - The Mirror

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reprioritise funding outside of London and the South East - with tens of billions of pounds of investment in road, rail and green energy projects

Looming BOE Decision Casts £4 Billion Shadow Over UK’s Budget

A decision that the Bank of England has to make in the next few months is posing a £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) threat to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ spending plans.

Rachel Reeves to tear up spending rules in midst of Labour panic over Reform

Rachel Reeves is set to announce a multibillion pound investment programme in the north and midlands to counter the threat of Reform.