Colin Marrs

Public Finance editor

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LGPS discrimination remedy cost estimated at £2.5bn

New proposals to rectify discrimination introduced by 2015 reforms to the Local Government Pension... Read more
NAO launches probe into coronavirus employment schemes

The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related... Read more
Birmingham tops latest round of council Covid-19 allocations

Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot... Read more
Council finance departments: the unsung heroes of the pandemic

Councils have demonstrated their value like never before in helping tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read more
Treasury outlines McCloud pension remedy proposals

The government has unveiled long-awaited proposals to end age discrimination in public sector... Read more
Government announces further £110bn of gilt issuance

The Treasury has announced a further round of gilt sales, taking the planned 2020-21 total to £385m... Read more
Luton Airport income loss prompts £17m council cuts

Luton Borough Council has agreed a “horrendous” package of spending cuts after the airport operator... Read more
Sunak orders capital gains tax review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of Capital Gains Tax to simplify the system, prompting... Read more
UK ‘risks losing £730m of EU funding’

The government must ensure £730m of unspent European Union funding is spent by the end of the year... Read more
Government ‘needs to prepare for more frequent economic shocks’

The government may need to rethink its fiscal policy strategy to account for economic shocks... Read more

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