Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Chancellor's Words Ring Hollow as Less is Spent on Levelling Up
November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
YORK, England, Nov. 26 -- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation issued the following statement on Nov. 25:
Responding to the Chancellor's Spending Review, Helen Barnard, Director of the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation said:
"Remarkably for a much-hyped statement on levelling up opportunity across the country, the Chancellor's words ring hollow as weaker local economies will be getting less money than previously/1]in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Responding to the Chancellor's Spending Review, Helen Barnard, Director of the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation said:
"Remarkably for a much-hyped statement on levelling up opportunity across the country, the Chancellor's words ring hollow as weaker local economies will be getting less money than previously/1]in the aftermath of the pandemic.
" . . .