Spending review: food and farming offer ‘cautious’ welcome

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Defra was handed a £2.7 billion annual settlement, however, questions remain over how the money will be spent

Food and farming groups have offered a cautious welcome to Wednesday’s Treasury spending review, which avoided significant cuts to Defra’s total expenditure.

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