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Treasury significantly improved WGA quality and accessibility through new reporting sections.

Conclusion
In the 2022–23 WGA, the Treasury has added new sections to the performance report, improving the quality and accessibility of reporting in the accounts.45 These include new accounting spotlight sections that address key areas such as consolidation, new accounting standards and discount rates.46 Another section added this year is the ‘year at a glance’, where the WGA highlights some examples of spend in the year, such as £1.84 billion committed to the European Space Agency and £2.6 billion provided in recovery funding to support the most disadvantaged pupils.47
Government Response

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HM Treasury
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Recommendation age 1.5 yrs
Report published 19 Mar 2025