🔴 Figures obtained by Lib Dems show that due to inflation eating into Whitehall budgets, schools and hospitals will receive £10.7bn less than they were expecting in 2024-25
For the Department for Education, spending was set to increase from £76.3bn to £86.7bn in cash terms, which would be an increase of £4.9bn in real terms, based on original inflation forecasts, or 2 per cent average real-terms growth.
The Lib Dems said these reductions amounted to cuts for schools and hospitals, and called on the Chancellor to protect health and education budgets from inflation in his Autumn Statement.
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