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11 Mar 20
CIPFA’s chief executive warns that government proposals to restrict council investment in commercial property could signal a more prescriptive approach.
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11 Mar 20
Rishi Sunak has announced £5.2bn of capital spending on flood defences over six years, as part of a package of environmental measures in the Budget.
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11 Mar 20
Rishi Sunak hinted at a coming change to the government’s fiscal rule, promising to report back to parliament in the autumn after consulting with experts on how extra spending could boost the economy.
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11 Mar 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced plans to remove business rates for small businesses this year, as part of a £12bn package to tackle the economic impact of coronavirus.
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11 Mar 20
Rishi Sunak promised more than £600bn of infrastructure spending over the next five years in his first Budget as chancellor.
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11 Mar 20
The government has announced plans to cut the Public Works Loan Board interest rate - but only after it has introduced measures to ban councils borrowing to invest in commercial property.
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10 Mar 20
The government’s proposed changes to public finance could truly pave the way to a‘decade of renewal’, but more detail is needed in the Budget.
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10 Mar 20
This week’s Budget could adopt dramatically different tactics on current and investment spending, says Isabel Stockton.
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9 Mar 20
The funding gap for local councils is estimated to be £1.4bn lower than previously forecast, according to research from the Local Government Association.
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9 Mar 20
The chancellor has announced plans to review the Treasury Green Book, as he prepares to give his first budget on Wednesday.
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6 Mar 20
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has voiced his disappointment over a delay to the publication of the government's £100bn National Infrastructure Strategy.
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2 Mar 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned he will have to reassess the plans his first Budget, in response to the economic disruption caused by the spread of the coronavirus.
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28 Feb 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to increase funding for local government in his forthcoming Budget if the government is serious about it's aim of 'levelling-up' the UK economy, says Paul Dossett.
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26 Feb 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must either raise taxes or abandon the government’s fiscal rules if he wants to avoid continuing austerity, a leading think-tank has warned.
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18 Feb 20
The UK Budget will go ahead as planned on 11 March, the government has confirmed.
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17 Feb 20
Devolved finance ministers have written to the new chief secretary to the Treasury asking him to hold an “urgent” meeting ahead of the Budget.
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14 Feb 20
Doubt has been cast over the date of the Budget following major Treasury personnel changes in the the cabinet reshuffle.
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24 Jan 20
UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
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8 Jan 20
Scottish councils may need to set their council tax rates before their spending plans are agreed as a result of the “problematic” delay to the UK Budget, according to the public spending watchdog for...
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7 Jan 20
‘Fake’ apprenticeships risk undermining the whole system, and as the government looks to ensure value for money in its spending, this could lead to big changes, writes director of education and...
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7 Jan 20
The chancellor Sajid Javid has set 11 March as the date for his first Budget promising a “decade of renewal” but the timing has sparked backlash from the Scottish government.
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20 Nov 19
Mediterranean migration down 31%, developing countries burdened by $7.8trn debt and France’s sweeping tax cut plans - all in Numbers Game from the November 2019 edition of...
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25 Oct 19
Chancellor Sajid Javid wrote to the incoming chair of the treasury committee today to say the Budget planned for 6 November is now cancelled.
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14 Oct 19
A date for the Autumn Budget has been set but could be moved in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chancellor has announced.
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9 Oct 19
The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to provide the much-needed clarity on where the money will come from, says CIPFA Governments Board’s Mark...
11 Mar 20CIPFA’s chief executive warns that government proposals to restrict council investment in commercial property could signal a more prescriptive approach.
11 Mar 20Rishi Sunak has announced £5.2bn of capital spending on flood defences over six years, as part of a package of environmental measures in the Budget.
11 Mar 20Rishi Sunak hinted at a coming change to the government’s fiscal rule, promising to report back to parliament in the autumn after consulting with experts on how extra spending could boost the economy.
11 Mar 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced plans to remove business rates for small businesses this year, as part of a £12bn package to tackle the economic impact of coronavirus.
11 Mar 20Rishi Sunak promised more than £600bn of infrastructure spending over the next five years in his first Budget as chancellor.
11 Mar 20The government has announced plans to cut the Public Works Loan Board interest rate - but only after it has introduced measures to ban councils borrowing to invest in commercial property.
10 Mar 20The government’s proposed changes to public finance could truly pave the way to a‘decade of renewal’, but more detail is needed in the Budget.
10 Mar 20This week’s Budget could adopt dramatically different tactics on current and investment spending, says Isabel Stockton.
9 Mar 20The funding gap for local councils is estimated to be £1.4bn lower than previously forecast, according to research from the Local Government Association.
28 Feb 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to increase funding for local government in his forthcoming Budget if the government is serious about it's aim of 'levelling-up' the UK economy, says Paul Dossett.
18 Feb 20The UK Budget will go ahead as planned on 11 March, the government has confirmed.
17 Feb 20Devolved finance ministers have written to the new chief secretary to the Treasury asking him to hold an “urgent” meeting ahead of the Budget.
14 Feb 20Doubt has been cast over the date of the Budget following major Treasury personnel changes in the the cabinet reshuffle.
24 Jan 20UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
8 Jan 20Scottish councils may need to set their council tax rates before their spending plans are agreed as a result of the “problematic” delay to the UK Budget, according to the public spending watchdog for...
7 Jan 20‘Fake’ apprenticeships risk undermining the whole system, and as the government looks to ensure value for money in its spending, this could lead to big changes, writes director of education and...
7 Jan 20The chancellor Sajid Javid has set 11 March as the date for his first Budget promising a “decade of renewal” but the timing has sparked backlash from the Scottish government.
20 Nov 19Mediterranean migration down 31%, developing countries burdened by $7.8trn debt and France’s sweeping tax cut plans - all in Numbers Game from the November 2019 edition of...
25 Oct 19Chancellor Sajid Javid wrote to the incoming chair of the treasury committee today to say the Budget planned for 6 November is now cancelled.
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