For the government to spend. today's budget increases total departmental spending over this parliament by £150 billion. if anybody still doubts it, today's budget confirms that the conservatives are the real party of public services. jeering. there will be cash for the nhs, money to fund a wage increase for public sector staff, though no details yet, and funding for transport, including a cut in tax for flights around the uk. controversial, just a few days before the climate summit in glasgow begins. this budget is a chance for the treasury to set out its vision of the economy after the pande...