An Inquiry into the Treasury
Five programmes 2: The Language of Priorities
The Treasury is perceived as the arbiter of every penny of the £120 billion the Government spends annually. But how much control can a handful of Treasury officials exercise over our money? And who really makes the choices about where it goes?
Hugo Young talks, among others. to the Chief
Secretary, The Rt lion Leon Brittan , Mr, the Permanent Secretary. Sir Douglas Wass , Sir
Anthony Rawlinson. who heads the Public Services Sector, and other officials in the Treasury and elsewhere in Whitehall. Producer ANNE SLOMAN