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Economists sceptical over UK Spending Review's partly AI-driven 10% budget cuts

MPs hear doubts over efficiency savings that are reliant on speculative gains from IT, machine learning Leading economists have questioned how the UK government's Spending Review can determine exactly 10 percent cuts to admin budgets — partly powered by AI and digital transformation — across central departments when they are starting from different places and have different projects to manage.…

Jun 23, 2025 - 13:50
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Economists sceptical over UK Spending Review's partly AI-driven 10% budget cuts

MPs hear doubts over efficiency savings that are reliant on speculative gains from IT, machine learning

Leading economists have questioned how the UK government's Spending Review can determine exactly 10 percent cuts to admin budgets — partly powered by AI and digital transformation — across central departments when they are starting from different places and have different projects to manage.…

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