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11 Dec 12
Reforms to the Private Finance Initiative are aimed at ending the current ‘trench warfare’ between the public and private sectors over running costs, the head of Infrastructure UK has said.
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7 Dec 12
An extra 200,000 people in Britain could be without a job by this time next year, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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6 Dec 12
The government’s plans for public spending cuts over the next five years are beginning to look ‘close to inconceivable’, with further tax rises or benefits cuts likely, the Institute for Fiscal...
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5 Dec 12
English councils have coped well with shrinking budgets so far but some are worried about whether they will be able to sustain their financial performance in the medium term, accountancy firm Grant...
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5 Dec 12
England’s road network will be improved under Chancellor George Osborne’s plans for a ‘revolution’ in Britain’s infrastructure, but he has been criticised for cutting departmental spending to pay for...
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5 Dec 12
The government has ditched plans for local pay in the civil service, NHS and Prison Service, but will consult on giving schools more power to set salaries in line with performance, Chancellor George...
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5 Dec 12
Local authorities will face additional cuts of 2% in 2014/15, but have been spared the 1% reduction being imposed next year on most other areas of Whitehall spending, Chancellor George Osborne...
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4 Dec 12
Business bosses have urged Chancellor George Osborne to boost capital spending in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement by unlocking private investment and reallocating government spending towards...
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3 Dec 12
The English NHS could face a £54bn funding gap in 2021/22 if it fails to meet its efficiency targets and government spending remains constrained, the Nuffield Trust has warned.
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30 Nov 12
Forcing councils to bear the brunt of further spending cuts would be a ‘fatal error’, the Local Government Association warned today.
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30 Nov 12
Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced that the government will provide an extra £120m of funding for flood defences following the heavy rainfall across England and Wales in...
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29 Nov 12
Chancellor George Osborne should use next week’s Autumn Statement to freeze spending on public sector pay, benefits and international aid and ignore calls to extend wealth taxes, the Centre for...
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29 Nov 12
Business leaders have urged Chancellor George Osborne to use next week’s Autumn Statement to speed up plans for a state-backed business bank.
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26 Nov 12
The Autumn Statement must include a £4.5bn investment in science, technology and regional growth if the UK is to avoid a decade of low growth and stagnating living standards, the Work Foundation has...
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23 Nov 12
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has added its voice to speculation that the chancellor will have to ditch his debt-reduction target in next week’s Autumn Statement.
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21 Nov 12
There was a marked rise in public sector borrowing in October, official figures have revealed.
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19 Nov 12
The chancellor should use the upcoming Autumn Statement to end the council tax freeze for the most valuable properties and introduce two extra bands at the top of the scale, according to the liberal...
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15 Nov 12
Increasing care provision would allow more family carers to work and boost the economy, a report by Cass Business School has found
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14 Nov 12
The UK can learn lessons from how Sweden tackled its financial crisis in the early 1990s as it tries to reduce both unemployment and its budget deficit, the Institute for Public Policy Research said...
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12 Nov 12
Around £48bn of spending cuts or tax increases are needed to put the government’s deficit reduction plan back on track, a report by two think-tanks revealed today.
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9 Nov 12
The move by the Treasury to claim the surplus cash from the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme is likely to cut public sector net borrowing in the short term, the Office for Budget...
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31 Oct 12
New top council tax bands are among a series of changes needed to halt declining living standards, a major inquiry warned today.
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30 Oct 12
Ministers have been urged to let councils across England take on more economic development powers as part of the City Deals programme, after 20 areas were shortlisted yesterday for greater devolution.
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25 Oct 12
Halfway through its term in office, the coalition is still looking for a route map to recovery. The chancellor’s Autumn Statement must offer some way out of here, argues Steve Freer
11 Dec 12Reforms to the Private Finance Initiative are aimed at ending the current ‘trench warfare’ between the public and private sectors over running costs, the head of Infrastructure UK has said.
6 Dec 12The government’s plans for public spending cuts over the next five years are beginning to look ‘close to inconceivable’, with further tax rises or benefits cuts likely, the Institute for Fiscal...
5 Dec 12Local authorities will face additional cuts of 2% in 2014/15, but have been spared the 1% reduction being imposed next year on most other areas of Whitehall spending, Chancellor George Osborne...
4 Dec 12Business bosses have urged Chancellor George Osborne to boost capital spending in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement by unlocking private investment and reallocating government spending towards...
30 Nov 12Forcing councils to bear the brunt of further spending cuts would be a ‘fatal error’, the Local Government Association warned today.
30 Nov 12Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced that the government will provide an extra £120m of funding for flood defences following the heavy rainfall across England and Wales in...
29 Nov 12Chancellor George Osborne should use next week’s Autumn Statement to freeze spending on public sector pay, benefits and international aid and ignore calls to extend wealth taxes, the Centre for...
29 Nov 12Business leaders have urged Chancellor George Osborne to use next week’s Autumn Statement to speed up plans for a state-backed business bank.
26 Nov 12The Autumn Statement must include a £4.5bn investment in science, technology and regional growth if the UK is to avoid a decade of low growth and stagnating living standards, the Work Foundation has...
23 Nov 12The Institute for Fiscal Studies has added its voice to speculation that the chancellor will have to ditch his debt-reduction target in next week’s Autumn Statement.
12 Nov 12Around £48bn of spending cuts or tax increases are needed to put the government’s deficit reduction plan back on track, a report by two think-tanks revealed today.
25 Oct 12Halfway through its term in office, the coalition is still looking for a route map to recovery. The chancellor’s Autumn Statement must offer some way out of here, argues Steve Freer
