# New public spending category PDEL is a welcome and could have big impact | Heather Stewart

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-01T11:22:07+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/01/pdel-preventative-departmental-expenditure-limit-
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/new-public-spending-category-pdel-is-a-welcome-and-could-have-big-impa-7bf79c/

The Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit will be money ringfenced in the budget for preventive policies John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax and spend universe – little PDEL. It may not have the charm of Disney’s Wall-E, but PDEL (pronounced P-Del), Preventative Departmental Expenditure Lim

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