The one-year ‘Spending Review’ announced last night by chancellor of the exchequer Sajid Javid must make local government a “top priority”, according to bodies representing councils.
The Spending Review is unlikely to start before parliament’s summer recess, chief secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss has told the Lords economic affairs committee.
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.
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.
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
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...
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.
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...
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...
George Osborne used his Autumn Statement and Spending Review to double the government’s housebuilding budget and increase investment in infrastructure.
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...
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.