Civil service chief backs UK government claim of £22bn shortfall
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6QEC4)
Simon Case criticises Tory government's failure to hold regular spending reviews in letter to Jeremy Hunt - who had challenged figure
Simon Case, the head of the civil service, has backed the government's figures showing that a 22bn shortfall was left by the previous Conservative administration.
The cabinet secretary said the Tories' failure to hold regular spending reviews had contributed to the financial uncertainty.
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