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5 Sep 19
Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
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31 Aug 19
The chancellor cannot fulfil the prime minister’s spending commitments without exceeding borrowing limits, a think-tank has warned.
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23 Aug 19
Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
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16 Aug 19
Nearly a third of UK local authority legal spending went on external law firms last year, BBC analysis has shown.
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1 Aug 19
One hundred chief executives have written to Boris Johnson to call on him to create a “world-leading” fund to replace money that currently comes from the EU to help local areas grow.
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22 Jul 19
Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
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11 Jul 19
Public sector bodies must band together to tackle climate change as it is them who will pay the price for the effects of a climate disaster, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference have been told.
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4 Jul 19
Boris Johnson will not reverse damage done to staff morale and salaries with a promise to end public sector wage freezes in the future, unions have said.
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3 Jul 19
Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
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27 Jun 19
Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
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21 Jun 19
A “damaging” no-deal Brexit would wipe out the billions of pounds the government has built up to spend on public services, the chancellor has warned.
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19 Jun 19
Councils have warned that reforms to increase the frequency of business rates revaluations must be properly resourced and contain measures to manage the impact on appeals.
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14 Jun 19
Inter-American Development Bank funds efforts to ease Latin American migrant tensions, charities call for increased public health investment and criticism over delays to cladding removal after the...
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7 Jun 19
Is the £10m project to tackle drugs and violence in 10 UK prisons likely to prove worthwhile or is it scratching the surface of the problem? Kim Thomas finds out.
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30 May 19
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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22 May 19
English councils could be forced to make draconian cuts to local services if Westminster does not pump extra cash into local government to avoid a £51.8bn black hole over the next six years.
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9 May 19
The government’s flagship digital programme has not delivered value for money and is missing key targets.
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24 Apr 19
Philip Hammond has hinted if the Treasury goes ahead with a three-year Spending Review it might not happen in 2019, to a group of MPs.
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23 Apr 19
The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
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12 Apr 19
Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
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10 Apr 19
Local authorities need some funding certainty - especially around money intended to replace EU support, says Labour’s Andrew Gwynne.
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5 Apr 19
Collaboration between the public sector and key providers such as construction groups can be used to create wider social value, says Bev Hurley of the Institute of Economic Development.
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19 Mar 19
Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
5 Sep 19Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
31 Aug 19The chancellor cannot fulfil the prime minister’s spending commitments without exceeding borrowing limits, a think-tank has warned.
23 Aug 19Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
16 Aug 19Nearly a third of UK local authority legal spending went on external law firms last year, BBC analysis has shown.
1 Aug 19One hundred chief executives have written to Boris Johnson to call on him to create a “world-leading” fund to replace money that currently comes from the EU to help local areas grow.
22 Jul 19Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
11 Jul 19Public sector bodies must band together to tackle climate change as it is them who will pay the price for the effects of a climate disaster, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference have been told.
4 Jul 19Boris Johnson will not reverse damage done to staff morale and salaries with a promise to end public sector wage freezes in the future, unions have said.
3 Jul 19Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
27 Jun 19Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
21 Jun 19A “damaging” no-deal Brexit would wipe out the billions of pounds the government has built up to spend on public services, the chancellor has warned.
19 Jun 19Councils have warned that reforms to increase the frequency of business rates revaluations must be properly resourced and contain measures to manage the impact on appeals.
14 Jun 19Inter-American Development Bank funds efforts to ease Latin American migrant tensions, charities call for increased public health investment and criticism over delays to cladding removal after the...
7 Jun 19Is the £10m project to tackle drugs and violence in 10 UK prisons likely to prove worthwhile or is it scratching the surface of the problem? Kim Thomas finds out.
30 May 19The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
29 May 19Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
9 May 19The government’s flagship digital programme has not delivered value for money and is missing key targets.
23 Apr 19The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
12 Apr 19Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
10 Apr 19Local authorities need some funding certainty - especially around money intended to replace EU support, says Labour’s Andrew Gwynne.
5 Apr 19Collaboration between the public sector and key providers such as construction groups can be used to create wider social value, says Bev Hurley of the Institute of Economic Development.
19 Mar 19Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
15 Mar 19Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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