Experts give their verdict on Rishi Sunak’s spending review

Freezing public sector pay increases and cut to foreign aid dominate headlines

Rishi Sunak carries a copy of his Spending Review 2020 as he leaves 11 Downing Street.
Freezing public sector pay increases and cut to foreign aid dominate headlines
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“The health emergency is not yet over, and the economic emergency has only just begun.”

With a global pandemic for a backdrop, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a short-term spending review for the year 2021. With a freeze on public sector pay, an economy declining more than it has in 300 years and no mention of Brexit, experts from across the country share their reactions.

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