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Labour and Tory manifestos ‘imply sharp cuts’ to public services, IFS says
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PUBLIC services face sharp cuts under both Labour and Tory manifestos, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The parties have provided little information about the funding outlook for individual services, making it easier for them to stay silent on cuts to unprotected budgets, the think tank has warned.

In a new briefing note, the institute said it had not expected either to conduct comprehensive spending reviews for a potential five-year parliament in their manifestos.

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