Report
Tax and spending questions facing the government in autumn 2021
Numerous spending pressures on government mean Rishi Sunak will face a difficult balancing act this autumn.
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Numerous spending pressures on government mean Rishi Sunak will face a difficult balancing act this autumn.
Crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons need a new capital spending plan to turn performance around.
The scale and severity of the problems facing the next government.
How can the next government make progress on delivering its ambitions while maintaining fiscal sustainability?
The next government must end "begging bowl culture" of local growth funding.