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3 Aug 20
Austerity has left public services unfit to respond to the crisis caused by Covid-19, a report from CIPFA and the Institute for Government has argued.
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3 Aug 20
The government is set to underspend its Covid-19-related business support schemes by more than £1bn, according to the Local Government Association.
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24 Jul 20
The government has guaranteed £3.7bn of additional funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help the devolved administrations plan their response to Covid-19 in the months ahead.
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24 Jul 20
The financial system that emerged from separation of debit and credit in the 14th century seems to be nearing the end of its useful life, says David Kauders.
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23 Jul 20
MSPs have launched an inquiry into Scottish local government finances aimed at working out whether Covid-19 will lead to a “new normal” in the way services are delivered.
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21 Jul 20
John Tizard calls for a moratorium on Covid-related government procurement without Parliamentary approval until questions on process are resolved.
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17 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
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17 Jul 20
The government has announced £3bn of extra funding for the NHS in England to deal with an upcoming “perfect storm” that threatens to tip the health service over capacity.
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17 Jul 20
The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
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16 Jul 20
Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot to support councils with spending related to Covid-19.
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16 Jul 20
The Treasury has announced a further round of gilt sales, taking the planned 2020-21 total to £385m – more than double the amount anticipated in March’s Budget.
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15 Jul 20
Luton Borough Council has agreed a “horrendous” package of spending cuts after the airport operator it owns declared it could not make an expected £16m dividend payment due to Covid-19.
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14 Jul 20
The government may need to rethink its fiscal policy strategy to account for economic shocks happening more frequently than previously assumed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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13 Jul 20
Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
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10 Jul 20
As we design the way the NHS and wider public sector will work in the future, we should remember the collaborative successes achieved during the pandemic, argues the Healthcare Financial Management...
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10 Jul 20
Moving away from current budgeting principles to ease the pressures of the Covid-19 response would be a retrograde step for local government, writes Rob Whiteman.
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9 Jul 20
CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he explores how the pandemic could shape the future at the NHS trust he heads up, as well as his role at the...
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7 Jul 20
The UK needs to be more ready for future emergencies and less worried about the cost of being prepared, argues Cranfield University director of defence and strategy Dr Simon Harwood.
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7 Jul 20
Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
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3 Jul 20
Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
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3 Jul 20
Boris Johnson’s infrastructure promise offers a one-dimensional approach to helping public services recover from the shock of Covid-19, argues Chris Thomas.
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2 Jul 20
PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
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1 Jul 20
An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
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23 Jun 20
As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
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19 Jun 20
The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial benefits it offers, but is it a realistic long-term prospect for the public sector?
3 Aug 20Austerity has left public services unfit to respond to the crisis caused by Covid-19, a report from CIPFA and the Institute for Government has argued.
3 Aug 20The government is set to underspend its Covid-19-related business support schemes by more than £1bn, according to the Local Government Association.
24 Jul 20The government has guaranteed £3.7bn of additional funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help the devolved administrations plan their response to Covid-19 in the months ahead.
24 Jul 20The financial system that emerged from separation of debit and credit in the 14th century seems to be nearing the end of its useful life, says David Kauders.
23 Jul 20MSPs have launched an inquiry into Scottish local government finances aimed at working out whether Covid-19 will lead to a “new normal” in the way services are delivered.
21 Jul 20John Tizard calls for a moratorium on Covid-related government procurement without Parliamentary approval until questions on process are resolved.
17 Jul 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
17 Jul 20The government has announced £3bn of extra funding for the NHS in England to deal with an upcoming “perfect storm” that threatens to tip the health service over capacity.
17 Jul 20The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
16 Jul 20Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot to support councils with spending related to Covid-19.
16 Jul 20The Treasury has announced a further round of gilt sales, taking the planned 2020-21 total to £385m – more than double the amount anticipated in March’s Budget.
15 Jul 20Luton Borough Council has agreed a “horrendous” package of spending cuts after the airport operator it owns declared it could not make an expected £16m dividend payment due to Covid-19.
14 Jul 20The government may need to rethink its fiscal policy strategy to account for economic shocks happening more frequently than previously assumed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
13 Jul 20Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
10 Jul 20As we design the way the NHS and wider public sector will work in the future, we should remember the collaborative successes achieved during the pandemic, argues the Healthcare Financial Management...
10 Jul 20Moving away from current budgeting principles to ease the pressures of the Covid-19 response would be a retrograde step for local government, writes Rob Whiteman.
9 Jul 20CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he explores how the pandemic could shape the future at the NHS trust he heads up, as well as his role at the...
7 Jul 20Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
3 Jul 20Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
3 Jul 20Boris Johnson’s infrastructure promise offers a one-dimensional approach to helping public services recover from the shock of Covid-19, argues Chris Thomas.
2 Jul 20PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
1 Jul 20An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
23 Jun 20As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
19 Jun 20The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial benefits it offers, but is it a realistic long-term prospect for the public sector?
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