RACHEL Reeves is set to unveil an enormous spending spree, including bringing back winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.
The chancellor is expected to also commit funds for free school dinners and defence in her spending review at 12.30pm today.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce how roughly £600bn will be spent over the next few years[/caption]
In a chaotic U-turn this week, Ms Reeves caved to pressure, bringing back winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners this year[/caption]
There are rumours the chancellor may also lift the two-child benefit cap in her announcement – set to take place at around 12.30pm today in the Commons[/caption]
Her announcement will explain how roughly £600bn will be spent over the next few years, but there have been varying reports of what exactly Ms Reeves will include.
However, there are questions over how she will afford such spending, with analysis revealing she will likely need to make nearly £5billion in cuts to balance the books.
Last week, it was confirmed that police chiefs would have an increase to their budgets, after battling with the chancellor over fears of cuts to services.
And, in perhaps the biggest U-turn for this government so far, nine million pensioners will now receive winter fuel payments this year – after they were controversially axed last July.
