Written Question·Treasury·UIN 43439

Public Expenditure

Tabled: 2 April 2025

Answered: 7 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 40157 on Public Expenditure, and with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's statement to the House on 28 October 2024, Official Report, column 562, wh

Answer

Darren Jones

At Autumn Budget 2024, the government confirmed new fiscal rules to put the public finances on a sustainable path, and prioritise investment to support long-term growth. The stability rule is that the current budget must be in surplus in 2029-30, until 29...

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