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7 Nov 19
Chancellor Sajid Javid and his shadow counterpart John McDonnell have outlined major fiscal promises to kickstart their parties’ election campaigns.
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5 Nov 19
Government departments will have to provide a more complete picture of their accounts from April next year, a top Treasury official has reminded MPs.
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31 Oct 19
The business rates system is “broken” and needs to be reformed for the benefit of councils and businesses alike, according to a report from the treasury committee released today.
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18 Oct 19
The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
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19 Sep 19
An enhanced Spending Review process, increasing departmental accountability for performance and strengthening transparency can make the Treasury more effective, according to the Institute for...
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19 Aug 19
A £600m package will be given to infrastructure projects to create 50,000 new homes in high-demand areas in England, the chancellor has announced.
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19 Jul 19
The government is expected to confirm today details of a £2bn pay rise for public sector workers such as teachers, police and soldiers.
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19 Jul 19
HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
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1 Jul 19
The Crown Estate generated a record £343.5m in profit last year, official accounts have shown.
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9 Apr 19
The UK government has recouped the full amount lent to Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley with the sale of £4.9bn worth of loans.
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14 Mar 19
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement has been branded a “dead rubber” that will not end austerity for the public sector.
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14 Mar 19
Public services will have to continue to cope until funding decisions are announced in the Spending Review, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ director Paul Johnson.
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14 Mar 19
The Spring Statement gave a hint the chancellor may be rethinking fiscal objectives, says chief economist at the Institute for Government Gemma Tetlow.
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19 Feb 19
Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
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3 Jan 19
Reforms to wealth taxes could help fund the rising cost of public service provision, a think-tank has said.
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18 Dec 18
Planning for a no-deal Brexit is expected to be bolstered by a further £2bn following a cabinet meeting today, reports have said.
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29 Nov 18
Once departmental budgets are set the Treasury loses interest, says David Walker as he reflects on the NAO’s broadside at government planning and spending.
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23 Nov 18
An attempt to improve public finances by selling off student loans could have in fact damaged them, according to a group of MPs.
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19 Nov 18
Treasury officials are aiming to bring forward the publication of the Whole of Government Accounts for the next financial year, MPs have been told.
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13 Sep 18
The Treasury is increasingly cut off from local public service leaders and is staffed by young, inexperienced civil servants, a think-tank has warned.
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3 Aug 18
Mario Pisani and Neeraj Patel from the Treasury talk about their department and the Bank of England’s revamped working relationship, which aims to ensure the Bank is more resilient to...
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28 Jun 18
Whole of Government Accounts for 2016-17 have been published today, showing the government’s liabilities outstripped its assets by £2.4 trillion.
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8 Jun 18
The Treasury has told MPs it will not defend its plans for an environmental watchdog set up to fill a regulatory hole left by Brexit that has been branded “toothless”.
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5 Jun 18
The government has made a loss of £2bn after selling 7.7% of shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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4 Jun 18
The Treasury has been urged to define its plans for a new green watchdog by the environmental audit committee.
7 Nov 19Chancellor Sajid Javid and his shadow counterpart John McDonnell have outlined major fiscal promises to kickstart their parties’ election campaigns.
5 Nov 19Government departments will have to provide a more complete picture of their accounts from April next year, a top Treasury official has reminded MPs.
31 Oct 19The business rates system is “broken” and needs to be reformed for the benefit of councils and businesses alike, according to a report from the treasury committee released today.
18 Oct 19The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
19 Sep 19An enhanced Spending Review process, increasing departmental accountability for performance and strengthening transparency can make the Treasury more effective, according to the Institute for...
19 Aug 19A £600m package will be given to infrastructure projects to create 50,000 new homes in high-demand areas in England, the chancellor has announced.
19 Jul 19The government is expected to confirm today details of a £2bn pay rise for public sector workers such as teachers, police and soldiers.
19 Jul 19HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
1 Jul 19The Crown Estate generated a record £343.5m in profit last year, official accounts have shown.
9 Apr 19The UK government has recouped the full amount lent to Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley with the sale of £4.9bn worth of loans.
14 Mar 19Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement has been branded a “dead rubber” that will not end austerity for the public sector.
14 Mar 19The Spring Statement gave a hint the chancellor may be rethinking fiscal objectives, says chief economist at the Institute for Government Gemma Tetlow.
3 Jan 19Reforms to wealth taxes could help fund the rising cost of public service provision, a think-tank has said.
18 Dec 18Planning for a no-deal Brexit is expected to be bolstered by a further £2bn following a cabinet meeting today, reports have said.
3 Aug 18Mario Pisani and Neeraj Patel from the Treasury talk about their department and the Bank of England’s revamped working relationship, which aims to ensure the Bank is more resilient to...
28 Jun 18Whole of Government Accounts for 2016-17 have been published today, showing the government’s liabilities outstripped its assets by £2.4 trillion.
8 Jun 18The Treasury has told MPs it will not defend its plans for an environmental watchdog set up to fill a regulatory hole left by Brexit that has been branded “toothless”.
5 Jun 18The government has made a loss of £2bn after selling 7.7% of shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
4 Jun 18The Treasury has been urged to define its plans for a new green watchdog by the environmental audit committee.
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