Anthony Barej

Reporter at Public Finance

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Scottish lift of public sector pay cap relies on UK Treasury, says Mackay

The Scottish Government will lift the public sector pay cap as promised but how much it can do this... Read more
NI civil servants ‘leading the way’ in innovative public sector IT

Northern Ireland’s civil service is leading the way in innovative public sector IT, the... Read more
JRF: End benefits freeze to help struggling families

The government should end the benefits freeze rather than increasing the personal tax allowance to... Read more
Civil servants in Scotland to be offered 2% pay rise

Civil servants in Scotland will be offered a 2% pay rise in November as talks continue over Nicola... Read more
Westminster announces voluntary ‘mansion tax’ plans

Westminster Council has announced plans for a voluntary ‘mansion tax’ on buildings... Read more
Nine-tenths of English councils ‘facing shortage of care home places by 2022’

Nearly nine in 10 councils in England could face a shortfall in care home places by 2022 unless... Read more
National funding formula ‘worth a little pain now’

School leaders are feeling a squeeze on budgets because many have never had to properly ration... Read more
May’s £2bn housing pledge a ‘step towards solving housing crisis’

Criticism has been levied at Theresa May’s pledge to increase the affordable housing ... Read more
May gives an extra £2bn to ‘fix the broken housing market’

Theresa May has promised an extra £2bn for the affordable housing budget to help fix Britain... Read more
‘Good and competent’ councils should be able to borrow more to build, says MP

Local authorities that are “good and competent” should be able to borrow more to build... Read more

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