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Austerity 'unlikely to end' despite public's desire for more spending

The much-debated ending of austerity is ‘unlikely’, according to the National Audit Office’s (NAO) executive leader for local services.

The much-debated ending of austerity is ‘unlikely', according to the National Audit Office's (NAO) executive leader for local services.

Writing in The MJ last week, Abdool Kara claimed any new money or flexibilities would likely mimic the adult social care grant, which came with several caveats as to how it should be spent.

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