"green book" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42:",
          "text": "He says it has been a long battle: \"I was engaging with UK government ministers, and they really didn't have much of an interest in investing heavily in Welsh Rail because there was this obsession with the Treasury Green Book.",
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        "Any of various official reports of government affairs bound in green."
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        "(government) Any of various official reports of government affairs bound in green."
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  "word": "green book"
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        "(government) Any of various official reports of government affairs bound in green."
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