last for months. but the economic picture is brighter than many had predicted and that means extra money for the government to spend. today s budget increases total departmental spending over this parliament by £150 billion. if anybody still doubts it, today s budget confirms that the conservatives are the real party of public services. jeering. there will be cash for the nhs to recoverfrom the pandemic, money to fund a wage increase for public sector staff, though no details yet, and money for transport projects, including a cut in tax for flights around the uk. controversialjust a few days before the climate summit in glasgow begins. this budget is a chance for the treasury to set out its vision of the economy after the pandemic and the chancellor wants us all to know that he is still prepared to spend money on big political priorities.
for the government to spend. today s budget increases total departmental spending over this parliament by £150 billion. if anybody still doubts it, today s budget confirms that the conservatives are the real party of public services. jeering. there will be cash for the nhs, money to fund a wage increase for public sector staff, though no details yet, and funding for transport, including a cut in tax for flights around the uk. controversial, just a few days before the climate summit in glasgow begins. this budget is a chance for the treasury to set out its vision of the economy after the pandemic and the chancellor wants us all to know he is still prepared to spend money on big political priorities. but the devil will be in the detail because not everyone will get everything they want. rishi sunak, remember, is a fiscal conservative who wants to persuade his party that he can keep spending and borrowing under control.
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than he has as president. so how does that square with what he is now saying about admiral mccraven? i m not sure it does square. certainly there has been a key budget increase over the last year, not truthfully all that significant compared to past budget increases. but i m trying to kind of square that with, you know, the way he has coordinated with our allies, the ways he has made it tougher in some cases for our military to maintain those alliances, to counter some of the things that are going on around the world, the broadening of various threats and how we are addressing them from a national security standpoint, the veterans administration. there has been a lot of talk about fixing some of the shortcomings there, but not a whole lot of action. in fact, just this week i know you have seen the other scandal that s occurred with g.i. bill payments.
significant compared to past budget increases. i m trying to kind of square that with the way he has coordinated with our allies, the ways he has made it tougher in some cases for our military to maintain those alliances, to counter some of the things that are going on around the world, the broadening of various threats and how we are addressing them from a national security standpoint, the veterans administration. there has been a lot of talk about fixing some of the short comings there, but not a whole lot of action. just this week i know you have seen the other scandal that has occurred with g.i. bill payments. there is this continued mantra. one of the concerns i have is the continued politicalization of the military. who is on the left? who is on the right? it is all being generated by