Economic Situation: Coronavirus

(asked on 1st December 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

What assessment he has made of the effect of the Spending Review 2020 on economic recovery during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 1st December 2020

Spending Review 2020 (SR20) prioritises funding to support the government’s response to Covid-19 and invest in the UK’s recovery across the UK.

SR20 confirms a further £38bn to tackle Covid-10 this year and provides a further £55bn for departments to respond to Covid-19 next year

SR20 also announces the next phase of our infrastructure revolution to kickstart the UK’s economic recovery with £100bn of capital investment next year.

This builds on the unprecedented level of support this government has provided to support the economy’s recovery during the Covid-19 outbreak.

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