Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what government efficiency savings planned by the previous government she plans to (a) continue and (b) discontinue.
Answered by Darren Jones
Departments are responsible for managing their budgets and delivering efficiency savings, both those in plans from the previous government, and those announced by the new government.
The government has secured £5.5 billion of savings in 2024-25 rising to £8.1 billion in 2025-26. That means it has already managed down the £21.9 billion spending pressure to £16.4 billion.
The Government will set out its further plans on efficiencies in the multi-year Spending Review that will conclude Spring 2025.
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