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Reeves Settles Spending Review with NHS, Defence and Infrastructure Boosts

Downing Street has confirmed final budget settlements after last-minute Home Office talks

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Overview

  • The NHS will see its day-to-day budget rise by 2.8% annually, totalling up to £30 billion more by 2028.
  • The Treasury has earmarked £113 billion for capital projects outside London and the South East under looser borrowing rules.
  • Defence spending will climb from 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% by 2027 with plans to reach 3% by 2034.
  • Schools are set to receive an additional £4.5 billion a year by 2028-29, and research and development will secure £86 billion through 2030.
  • Police budgets will gain real-terms increases, with cuts imposed on other Home Office areas after final negotiations.