Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changes
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#6XMM2)
Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and south-east
Rachel Reeves is preparing to announce billions of pounds of extra spending for areas outside south-east England at next month's spending review, after rewriting Treasury investment rules.
The chancellor will unveil the extra capital spending after a review of the Treasury's green book, which determines how officials calculate the costs and benefits of a scheme.
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