VIDEO INTERVIEW: The chief executive of Ipsos Mori talks to Public Finance about public opinion on spending cuts, the March 2011 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne and his opposite number Ed Balls. He...
Labour says the chancellor's 'Budget for growth' won't work, and he needs a Plan B. But where are the Opposition's own alternatives for the economy and public services? Liam Byrne talks exclusively...
Lower growth forecasts mean the chancellor's deficit plan depends on a strong economic recovery from 2013 onwards, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.
The chancellor’s announcement that the number of university technical colleges will be increased to 24 has led to warnings of a ‘two-tier’ education system by teaching unions.
Concern that there will be a mass opt-out from the Local Government Pension Scheme has been reignited after the chancellor said in his Budget that he would go ahead with increasing public sector...
Public sector borrowing reached a record February-high last month according to official figures, reducing the likelihood of any ‘spring giveaways’ in tomorrow’s Budget.
The Treasury could be in line for an £8bn ‘windfall’ this year because of higher than expected tax receipts and lower government spending, leading economists said today.
A London council has called for enterprise zones to be extended beyond the Midlands and North of England ahead of this week’s Budget, in which ten new zones are due to be announced.
After addressing the CIPFA international conference in London, the former US comptroller general and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative talks to Public Finance about: fiscal...
Taxes in the UK need to rise by £82bn a year to balance the costs of future health care and unfunded pensions, according to a leading economic think-tank.
Or perhaps not. With the pensions landscape in a state of flux, and the Hutton commission likely to recommend major changes, many public sector pension rewards might soon be blown away
