Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
26 Nov 2025 Economics

Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies

New target follows near-£14bn efficiencies committed to for SR25 period
by Tevye Markson
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