Local MP Damian Hinds reacts to the Labour government’s spending review. Damian Hinds is a Conservative, the party currently in opposition.
The government says its announcements support economic growth, cutting hospital waiting lists, giving children the best start in life, securing control of the country’s borders, putting police back on the beat, building 1.5 million new homes and securing home‑grown energy.
Damian Hinds MP welcomes more money for health services but believes real-terms cuts in spending for DEFRA could have a negative effect in our area where countryside and agriculture revenues are important.
There are extra responsibilities on local schools too, he says and he fears for future council tax increases against a backdrop of a flatlining economy.
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