Anthony Barej

Reporter at Public Finance

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NHS and armed forces pay to rise by 1%

NHS workers, doctors and dentists, and members of the armed forces will get a 1% pay rise in 2017-... Read more
Business rate retention plans could come up short, auditors warn

Plans to allow local authorities to retain 100% of business rates are at risk of delay and may fail... Read more
Cost-saving plans for schools ‘dangerous’

The government’s cost-saving plans for schools have been slammed as “dangerous”... Read more
NI civil service takes on powers as political impasse continues

As talks to restore the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland break down it has been... Read more
Government should 'better support charities'

Charities are the “lifeblood of society” and government should better support them, a... Read more
LEPs ‘help drum up £7bn in private sector investment’

Local enterprise partnerships helped generate more than £7bn in private sector investment... Read more
Automation threatens public sector jobs, says PwC

Hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs could be lost by the early 2030s thanks to automation,... Read more
Council tax to rise in 90% of English authorities

Nine out of 10 local authorities in England will increase their council tax bills from April, a... Read more
Government plans on obesity do not go far enough, say MPs

The government must go beyond its current plans on unhealthy food and drink if it is serious about... Read more
Work progamme ends after 'helping 840k people'

The government’s flagship welfare-to-work scheme is closing next month having helped 840,000... Read more

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