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Committee Slams Government Waste In Levelling Up Distribution

A lack of transparency over the distribution of levelling up funds has "wasted scarce public resources and caused some local authorities to miss out", according to an influential committee of MPs. In a report published today, the cross-party Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that by September 2023, only about 10% of more than £10bn promised in levelling up funding had been spent - and that the government has not provided "any compelling examples" of what the high-profile policy has so far delivered. [Read Full Article]