Spring Budget: Hunt Outlines Plan to Boost Public Sector Productivity

The Treasury aims to deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of savings with an £800 million investment. The chancellor said his budget on Wednesday will be ‘prudent.’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street with the despatch box to present his spring budget to parliament in London on March 15, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on Saturday unveiled the government’s investment plan to boost public sector productivity.

The Treasury committed to investing £800 million by 2029 in a bid to deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of saved time across areas including health care, education, policing, and justice.