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Public Expenditure

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 72781

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has provided guidance on government departments analogising UK Government expenditure to household budgets.

Answered by James Murray

HM Treasury has not provided guidance to other government departments comparing UK Government expenditure to household budgets.

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