PASC chair Bernard Jenkin said that “too often, the annual Budget appears to determine strategic priorities, but this does not necessarily lead to coherent national strategy.” His report argues that “the strategic goals and ambitions of the country, informed by the public’s perceptions of the national interest and by their values and aspirations, should be the basis of the Spending Review and Budget process.
“It should be possible to see how the key strategic aims are reflected in the business plans and spending estimates for each department”.