States spending is set at £559m

Monday 24th September 2007, 12:00AM BST.

GOVERNMENT spending will top half a billion pounds in 2008, States Members agreed on Friday.

They voted 29-8 in favour of allowing the States £559 million for next year – an increase of 7.2 per cent on last year’s spending. The vote on Friday afternoon followed debates on two controversial amendments on nursery care and cutting States spending, and the approval of departmental budgets on Wednesday morning.

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