Rishi Sunak has expanded the 100% business rates holiday to all leisure, retail and hospitality businesses, as he updated the Treasury's coronavirus package.
New Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands has begun to work with Whitehall departments to agree in-year spending reductions ahead of the post-election Budget on July 8.
The CBI has called on all political parties to ensure that any coalition negotiations that take place after May’s general election do not lead to a diminished focus on deficit reduction.
Political uncertainty over infrastructure is hindering the private investment needed to upgrade vital economic links like transport, energy and broadband, it has been claimed today.
Government outsourcing deals for public services are in ‘crisis’ as contractors have not shown appropriate duty of care for public money and Whitehall departments have not managed the arrangements...
Business leaders are urging the government to boost the living standards of low earners by raising the National Insurance threshold and expanding the provision of free childcare and maternity pay.
The next government should set a fiscal rule to ensure that total public spending does not exceed tax revenue once the existing deficit is closed, the CBI has said.
Public service outsourcing firms today said they were willing to start using open-book accounting and allow their contracts to be scrutinised by the National Audit Office