Chancellor prioritises investment not public services

Published on 24 November 2016

The economy and post-Brexit uncertainties, rather than public services, was clearly uppermost in the Chancellor’s mind when he announced the Autumn Statement. The Statement, informed by the OBR’s first forecasts since the Referendum, contained mixed news for Wales. This blog post looks at some of the key takeaway messages for Wales.

The economy and post-Brexit uncertainties, rather than public services, was clearly uppermost in the Chancellor’s mind when he announced the Autumn Statement. The Statement, informed by the OBR’s first forecasts since the Referendum, contained mixed news for Wales. This blog post looks at some of the key takeaway messages for Wales.

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David Phillips
David Phillips

Associate Director

David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.

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Michael Trickey

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Wales Public Services 2025

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D, Luchinskaya and D, Phillips and M, Trickey. (2016). Chancellor prioritises investment not public services. Cradiff: Wales Public Services 2025. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/chancellor-prioritises-investment-not-public-services (accessed: 20 April 2024).

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Local Government Finance Consortium

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