Chris questions the Chancellor during the spending review

11 Jun 2025
Spending review

In the Spring Statement, the Government used Professor Surico's research to upgrade long term GDP forecast by £11 billion a year.

I asked the Chancellor about the London Business School's, Paolo Surico's research on how using public R&D, especially defence spending, can help raise economic productivity.

The Chancellor highlighted the £86 billion of investment into R&D over the course of this spending review.

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