Reviewing the Spending Review: A sectoral analysis

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The dust has settled on the Coalition's announcement of its Comprehensive Spending Review and, as the headlines fade, the ramifications of the government's cuts for different streams of public sector activity and expenditure are becoming clearer.

Compiled by various sector experts within ippr, this briefing lays out in summary form some of the key measures and policy implications of the Coalition's landmark announcement.

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