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Treasury official picked as Whitehall finance chief

Deputy Director Julian McCrae welcomes the creation of a new Treasury role - director general public spending and finance.

Julian Kelly has been appointed in the newly-created Treasury role of director general for public spending and finance. IfG Deputy Director Julian McCrae told the FT the new role would end 'the surprising situation where the head of profession sat outside the UK’s finance ministry'.

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