NCVO welcomes Treasury's £188 million boost for the voluntary sector

Howard Lake | 11 September 2002 | News

The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has welcomed the Treasury’s Cross Cutting Review.

Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of NCVO said: “The National Council for Voluntary Organisations welcomes the considerable commitment to the role of the voluntary sector in the delivery of public services that the Treasury’s Cross Cutting Review represents. We welcome the fact that the Government have listened and acted on NCVO’s calls for a new accord to be struck between government and the Voluntary and Community sector.

“Particularly welcome is the Treasury’s announcement of the ‘Futurebuilders’ fund and the earmarking of £63 million that will support the challenging agenda for change it presents to the voluntary and community sector.”

He was, however, “very disappointed” that the Government had not been able to make headway on the issue of VAT.

He pointed out that “as most VCS organisations main relationship is with local government, the impact of this review and the extent to which is achieves its aims must be measured at both the national and the local level.”

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