General Election 2019: Public spending ‘to rocket’ in next parliament

General Election 2019: Public spending ‘to rocket’ in next parliament

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Government spending is likely to head back towards 1970s levels over the next parliament whichever party wins the general election, research suggests.

Think tank the Resolution Foundation said both Labour and the Conservatives were planning big increases in the size of the state.

But it said they faced “huge questions” over how they would pay for it.

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