Anthony Barej

Reporter at Public Finance

Recent articles

Cuts to legal aid ‘costing the government money’

Cuts to early legal advice, aimed at saving £450m a year from the legal aid bill, is costing... Read more
Seven-day universal credit waiting period will not be removed until next year

Key elements of the government’s £1.5bn package for universal credit will not come into... Read more
County councils dip into reserves to pay for social care, says OBR

English upper-tier councils have eaten into their reserves due to social care pressures, according... Read more
Children’s social care now biggest concern for council CFOs

CIPFA has called for urgent action on children’s social care as a survey out today... Read more
Government ‘failing to recruit and retain enough teachers’

The government is failing to recruit enough teachers and stopping current staff from leaving the... Read more
IFS: UK could lose 20 years of economic growth

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the UK is in danger of losing two decades of economic... Read more
London business rate retention not far enough, say local government leaders

Councils need greater devolution and more funding, local government leaders said after the... Read more
Unions attack Budget for lack of action on pay cap

Bodies representing public sector workers have criticised the lack of action on the pay cap in the... Read more
Chancellor lifts HRA borrowing caps for councils ‘in high need’

Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be lifted for local authorities in areas of... Read more
Hammond pledges £1.5bn to address universal credit worries

Philip Hammond has pledged a £1.5bn package to address concerns over the controversial... Read more

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