Chancellor used Barnett formula to fund Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, despite their larger public sectors
Rachel Reeves has been accused of shortchanging the UK’s devolved nations after leaving the Welsh, Scottish and northern Irish governments with multimillion-pound funding gaps.
The chancellor said the Treasury would fully cover the 1.2% rise in national insurance contributions for employers on salaries above £5,000, which came in on 6 April.
Chancellor used Barnett formula to fund Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, despite their larger public sectorsRachel Reeves has been accused of shortchanging the UK’s devolved nations after leaving the Welsh, Scottish and northern Irish governments with multimillion-pound funding gaps.The chancellor said the Treasury would fully cover the 1.2% rise in national insurance contributions for employers on salaries above £5,000, which came in on 6 April. Continue reading… Rachel Reeves, Devolution, Wales, Scotland, Politics, UK news, Northern Ireland Business | The Guardian
