Guidance for submitting Spring Budget 2024 representations to the Treasury
Published 27 December 2023
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1. 1. What is an Spring Budget representation?
A representation to Spring Budget 2024 is a written submission from an interest group, individual or representative body to HM Treasury with the aim of commenting on government policy and suggesting new policy ideas to be considered in the upcoming Statement. HM Treasury welcomes representations as part of the policy-making process.
If you have a question or comment that is not a representation for the Statement, please contact the Correspondence & Enquiries Unit using this webform.
2. 2. What to include in your representation
HM Treasury welcomes comments on existing policy, or suggestions for new policy. In order to inform policy development for the Budget, your representation should contain policy suggestions for the upcoming fiscal event and explain the policy rationale, costs, benefits and deliverability of proposals. It should also be evidence based, providing clear arguments on how it contributes to the aims of the Statement.
You may wish to consider:
- likely effectiveness and value for money
- revenue implications for the Exchequer
- how it supports growth
- wider macroeconomic implications (for example, for economic stability, and supporting employment)
- sectoral impacts
- distributional impacts
- locational impacts
- administrative and compliance costs and issues
- legislative and operational requirements
- environmental impact
HM Treasury will not consider representations which are not practicable and/or that violate HM Treasury’s legal obligations, including but not limited to obligations on subsidy control, human rights and equalities.
HM Treasury will delete representations which are inappropriate or offensive.
3. 3. How to submit your representation
The representations portal can now be accessed. HM Treasury will accept representations until 5pm on 24 January 2024, at which point the portal will close. This deadline allows time for representations to be processed and considered as part of the Statement process. It will not be possible for HM Treasury to consider submissions received after this deadline.
You are strongly encouraged to submit your representation via the portal. If you cannot submit your representation online, please contact externalaffairs@hmtreasury.gov.uk by the same deadline as above.
If it is not possible to submit a digital copy of your representation, you can send it by email to externalaffairs@hmtreasury.gov.uk
4. 4. What happens once you have submitted the form
If you are submitting your representation through the representations portal, when successfully submitted you should see a “thank you” page, which confirms we have received your representation.
Your representation will then be shared with appropriate teams to be considered alongside the development of policy and decisions on how funding is allocated. Please note that representations will not receive a bespoke written reply.
5. 5. Freedom of Information contact
Any Freedom of Information Act queries should be directed to: Information Rights Unit
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ