As the Tories have promised to ring-fence the NHS, an even sharper reduction in expenditure lies ahead for unprotected areas such as defence and transport.

保守党已经承诺紧缩国民保健制度服务的开支，对于国防部门和运输部门等不受保护的领域，今后开支减少的幅度会更大。

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All expenditure in the instruction of youth, the promotion of justice, defence of nations, &c. is a consumption of present values for the behoof of the productive powers.

所有关于下一代的教养、公道的促进、国家的防卫等等支出都是对于现有价值的消耗，而目的是在于生产力的增长。

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The MoD said no decision had been taken but the site was being scrutinised, along with all defence expenditure, to secure "the best value for money".

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Up to 40 separate studies of defence expenditure are close to completion, which will be submitted to the NSC's small secretariat, led by the new national security adviser, Sir Peter Ricketts, a former head of the Foreign Office.

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Details will come in his pre-budget report in November, but some expenditure has already been fast-tracked in housing and defence.

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