# Charity finance directors welcome Government's Spending Review

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/07/15/charity-finance-directors-welcome-government039s-spending-review/
- Published: 2002-07-15T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Representatives of charity finance directors have today welcomed the publication
of the Government’s Spending Review which announced a £300 million boost to the 
voluntary and community sector.
The Treasury have announced a £188 million settlement
over 3 years to the Active Community Unit in the Home Office.

Upon the launch of the Spending Review, the Treasury published a two page summary
of the conclusions of the cross cutting review into the role of the voluntary sector
in service delivery. The summary document highlights how charities made clear their
concerns about the problem of irrecoverable VAT. The Treasury have announced the
creation of a new fund worth £125 million to remove the barriers to service delivery
and modernise the sector for the long term.

In response to the spending plans, CFDG Director, Shirley Scott stated: “We are 
delighted that the Cross Cutting Review has emphasised what a major barrier irrecoverable
VAT is to the sector’s involvement in public service provision. We really need more
detail about how the Government plans to spend the very welcome additional funding
and we definitely expect to be involved in the consultation and design of the major
new fund. We are, however, disappointed that the Treasury did not publish the Cross
Cutting review in full and wait in anticipation of its publication.”

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