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28 Feb 19
The Treasury could use the Spending Review to ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible, says consultant Clive Sparrow.
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11 Feb 19
Local government can expect an “ungenerous” deal in the Spending Review but it maybe be able to raise more in council tax.
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1 Feb 19
This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
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14 Jun 17
The government should address the pressures on the public sector in an evidence-based spending review, the Institute for Government has said.
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21 Jul 16
The government lacks a “coherent, enduring framework” for planning and managing policy implementation, according to the National Audit Office.
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18 Jan 16
The debate over council reserves hasn’t gone away since Eric Pickles left the Department for Communities and Local Government. But council leaders are beginning to strike back.
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4 Dec 15
Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
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2 Dec 15
New plans to let local authorities keep receipts from sales of assets are welcome, but don’t go far enough in helping leaders make the most of their assets
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30 Nov 15
What last week’s Spending Review meant for health and social care can be explained in just four numbers.
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26 Nov 15
Austerity will continue and both significant public sector cuts and some radical reforms lie ahead, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said in its analysis of yesterday’s Autumn Statement and...
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26 Nov 15
The chancellor is enjoying a lucky run in having significantly better than expected public finances to rely on in planning the next five years.
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25 Nov 15
It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
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25 Nov 15
To deliver the reform he wants, George Osborne needs better ways to measure public sector productivity
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25 Nov 15
The school funding system is to be overhauled and sixth form colleges are to be allowed to become academies, exempting them from VAT, chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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25 Nov 15
The Office for Budget Responsibility increased its forecast for government borrowing this year due to the reclassification of housing associations as part of the public sector, but has predicted a...
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25 Nov 15
The Welsh Government is to be given a 115% funding guarantee and powers to introduce income tax, the chancellor announced.
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25 Nov 15
It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
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25 Nov 15
This Spending Review isn’t simply about achieving more for less. After the chancellor’s announcements today will reduce government spending by nearly a fifth, we’re now talking...
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25 Nov 15
George Osborne used his Autumn Statement and Spending Review to double the government’s housebuilding budget and increase investment in infrastructure.
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25 Nov 15
Will the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that underpin the Spending Review prove to be solid information or simply hot air?
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25 Nov 15
Tax credit cuts have been scrapped and the police budget protected, George Osborne has announced in four-year spending plans that will slash Whitehall spending by an average of 19%, less than had...
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25 Nov 15
Councils will be allowed to increase council tax by up to 2% in order to fund adult social care, chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spending Review today.
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25 Nov 15
A £3.8bn increase to the NHS budget next year will give the health service “a fighting chance” of implementing the Five Year Forward View reform plan, experts have said.
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23 Nov 15
Half of council finance directors are less confident in the ability to deliver savings than they were a year ago, a CIPFA survey ahead of this week’s Spending Review has found.
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23 Nov 15
The quality of public services is set to “plummet” if George Osborne continues with his plans to cut spending, a report by the Trades Union Congress has warned.
11 Feb 19Local government can expect an “ungenerous” deal in the Spending Review but it maybe be able to raise more in council tax.
1 Feb 19This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
14 Jun 17The government should address the pressures on the public sector in an evidence-based spending review, the Institute for Government has said.
21 Jul 16The government lacks a “coherent, enduring framework” for planning and managing policy implementation, according to the National Audit Office.
18 Jan 16The debate over council reserves hasn’t gone away since Eric Pickles left the Department for Communities and Local Government. But council leaders are beginning to strike back.
4 Dec 15Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
2 Dec 15New plans to let local authorities keep receipts from sales of assets are welcome, but don’t go far enough in helping leaders make the most of their assets
30 Nov 15What last week’s Spending Review meant for health and social care can be explained in just four numbers.
26 Nov 15Austerity will continue and both significant public sector cuts and some radical reforms lie ahead, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said in its analysis of yesterday’s Autumn Statement and...
26 Nov 15The chancellor is enjoying a lucky run in having significantly better than expected public finances to rely on in planning the next five years.
25 Nov 15It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
25 Nov 15To deliver the reform he wants, George Osborne needs better ways to measure public sector productivity
25 Nov 15The school funding system is to be overhauled and sixth form colleges are to be allowed to become academies, exempting them from VAT, chancellor George Osborne has announced.
25 Nov 15The Office for Budget Responsibility increased its forecast for government borrowing this year due to the reclassification of housing associations as part of the public sector, but has predicted a...
25 Nov 15It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
25 Nov 15George Osborne used his Autumn Statement and Spending Review to double the government’s housebuilding budget and increase investment in infrastructure.
25 Nov 15Will the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that underpin the Spending Review prove to be solid information or simply hot air?
25 Nov 15Tax credit cuts have been scrapped and the police budget protected, George Osborne has announced in four-year spending plans that will slash Whitehall spending by an average of 19%, less than had...
25 Nov 15Councils will be allowed to increase council tax by up to 2% in order to fund adult social care, chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spending Review today.
25 Nov 15A £3.8bn increase to the NHS budget next year will give the health service “a fighting chance” of implementing the Five Year Forward View reform plan, experts have said.
