The government has said it is unable to lay out spending plans until the end of the current parliament because “the right thing today is to focus entirely on the response to Covid-19 and supporting jobs”.
The plan, due to be published in late November, will be kept under review given the “unprecedented uncertainty” of the pandemic, the Treasury added.
The decision to delay the CSR for a second time - it was originally due to be published last November but was delayed due to the 2019 general election - was criticised by the Local Government Association.
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