Defra budget cuts larger than any other department, RSPB warns

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Economists at the charity estimate fresh cuts to Defra could amount to 57 per cent budget reduction in real terms

Planned cuts to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) budget mean the department is facing the largest reduction of any government department since 2009, according to new analysis...

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