Institute of Fiscal Studies

DfE could face budget cut if treated as ‘unprotected’, IFS warns

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that if the Department for Education is treated as an ‘unprotected’ area, it could face a 3% real-terms cut to its budget over the upcoming Spending Review period.  Such a cut, which is equivalent to £2.6bn, would involve “difficult trade-offs”, according to…

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