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UK ‘almost most centralised developed country’, says Treasury chief

The UK is “almost the most centralised developed country in the world”, UK government finance chief Sharon White has told a public debate.

Speaking at an event organised by the Institute for Government on 20 January, HMT's Sharon White said that, compared to other countries, the UK “jumps out in terms of the degree of centralisation”. The UK is “almost the most centralised developed country in the world”, she added.

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