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WRAP Confirm Cuts
WRAP funding has been hit once more. Defra have confirmed that the WRAP project, which benefits the waste industry and its associated partners, will see a 30% reduction in funding, which is an additional 5% originally indicated at the turn of the year.
A 30% budget cut has been confirmed by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) for 2008/09 following discussions with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).A spokeswoman said: “While the cut in funding is disappointing, it is in line with our expectations, which allowed for a 25% cut with an additional 5 % window. The final budget of £43.2m remains a substantial sum with which we will deliver our important and stretching work programme geared to help lessen the impact of climate change, maximise resource efficiency and help deliver Defra’s Waste Strategy. It’s too early to give any more detail at this stage, but we will review our priority areas as before and provide further information shortly.”