Vivienne Russell

Vivienne Russell is a freelance journalist and a former editor of Public Finance Magazine.

Recent articles

CIPFA and Grant Thornton launch financial benchmarking tool

CIPFA and Grant Thornton have jointly launched an insights and benchmarking platform to help... Read more
NHS finances must be restored next year, says Mackey

The next financial year is a “firebreak” year for the NHS in which it must get itself... Read more
Care sector calls for talks to tackle funding crisis

The health and care sector is demanding urgent Whitehall talks over what it says is a funding... Read more
NHS gets £300m cash boost in draft Welsh budget

The NHS in Wales will receive an extra £300m next year as part of Welsh Government efforts to... Read more
MPs call for sugar tax to tackle obesity crisis

A tax on sugary drinks and tougher planning powers for councils to limit the proliferation of fast-... Read more
CIPFA warns LGPS must not become “infrastructure investor of last resort”

CIPFA has sounded a note of caution over government plans to establish six “British Wealth... Read more
Scots income tax rings up £35m implementation costs

Implementing the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will cost up to £35m and 2.6 million people... Read more
CIPFA issues first-ever Welsh public sector balance sheet

CIPFA has published the first-ever financial position of the devolved public sector in Wales.
Osborne sets new minimum funding level for Wales

The Welsh Government is to be given a 115% funding guarantee and powers to introduce income tax,... Read more
Spending Review: council tax hikes to shore up social care funding

Councils will be allowed to increase council tax by up to 2% in order to fund adult social care,... Read more

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