Chancellor confirms Spending Round will be delivered on 4 September
The Spending Round will be delivered on Wednesday 4 September, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed today (27 August).
The fast-tracked Spending Round will set departmental budgets for 2020-21. As announced earlier this month, a full multi-year Spending Review is now due to take place in 2020.
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