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24 Aug 16
Scotland’s public finances ended 2015-16 almost £15bn in deficit thanks to a massive slump in the North Sea revenues, according to the latest figures produced by the Scottish Government.
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8 Feb 16
Communities secretary Greg Clark has announced the government will provide a £150m transitional support scheme for councils in each of the next two years in response to concerns over changes to...
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25 Jan 16
The Labour-led Welsh Government was quick to set out its spending plans, aiming to provide clarity and protect services despite financial pressure
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20 Nov 15
Public sector borrowing in October stood at £8.2bn, the highest deficit for the month since 2009, according to official figures.
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19 Oct 15
The planned shift to English Votes for English Laws highlights the need to review “unsatisfactory” arrangements for approving public spending across the UK, a committee of MPs has said.
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3 Sep 15
Local authorities and the voluntary and community sector serve the same communities and individuals. As further government cuts are likely in the Spending Review, it is in their mutual interest to...
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31 Jul 15
The Treasury has announced a plan to cap redundancy payments across the public sector at £95,000 to end what Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands said were ‘golden goodbyes’ paid for by the...
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27 Jul 15
A banking scandal on an epic scale, flagrant misuse of public funds, fearless investigators and a grasping Scottish cabal in Westminster. Familiar? It happened 200 years ago.
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20 Jul 15
Council spending in England fell by almost a third over the duration of the last Parliament, with housing and planning the areas that were hardest hit, CIPFA analysis has found.
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8 Jul 15
Views from the 2015 CIPFA CFO Summit which considered challenges for public services around the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review and the need for service transformation.
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6 Jul 15
Middle-income households will be the hardest hit by planned government spending reductions on public services, an analysis for the Trades Union Congress has found.
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6 Jul 15
The UK’s major cities have issued a joint call for a more local, place-based approach to public spending to form part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
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3 Jun 15
Countries like the UK should not cut public spending to bring down sovereign debt as the impact on the economy could outweigh the benefits, an International Monetary Fund research paper has concluded...
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1 Jun 15
David Cameron has pledged the majority Conservative government will deliver a good life for everyone in the UK. Richard Johnstone looks at the party’s plans for the public finances now it is in sole...
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27 May 15
Cities that appoint metro mayors will receive a suite of new powers, while a law will be passed to freeze personal taxes until 2020, the Queen’s Speech has confirmed.
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8 May 15
The new Conservative government will need to deliver substantial improvements in public sector efficiency and productivity if it is to fulfil its ambitious spending promises
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29 Apr 15
Only 16% of people in the UK trust Westminster politicians to make decisions on spending allocations, a poll for CIPFA has found.
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16 Apr 15
The International Monetary Fund has forecast that the UK will continue to run a deficit until 2020, despite official Treasury projections showing a surplus in the public finances by 2018/19.
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8 Apr 15
The NHS in England is projected to have overspent its budget by more than £600m in 2014/15, an analysis by the Health Foundation has found, despite the service receiving an extra £900m in...
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30 Mar 15
The Institute for Government has called for independent scrutiny of political party spending pledges ahead of general elections to ensure that future coalition negotiations take place on a sound...
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18 Mar 15
George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
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18 Mar 15
Public spending is set to increase from 2019/20, bringing austerity to an end a year earlier than planned, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Budget.
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12 Mar 15
The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
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27 Feb 15
Whoever wins the next election needs to put the brakes on austerity. It’s time to press the reset button on local government finance.
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17 Feb 15
Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
24 Aug 16Scotland’s public finances ended 2015-16 almost £15bn in deficit thanks to a massive slump in the North Sea revenues, according to the latest figures produced by the Scottish Government.
8 Feb 16Communities secretary Greg Clark has announced the government will provide a £150m transitional support scheme for councils in each of the next two years in response to concerns over changes to...
25 Jan 16The Labour-led Welsh Government was quick to set out its spending plans, aiming to provide clarity and protect services despite financial pressure
20 Nov 15Public sector borrowing in October stood at £8.2bn, the highest deficit for the month since 2009, according to official figures.
19 Oct 15The planned shift to English Votes for English Laws highlights the need to review “unsatisfactory” arrangements for approving public spending across the UK, a committee of MPs has said.
3 Sep 15Local authorities and the voluntary and community sector serve the same communities and individuals. As further government cuts are likely in the Spending Review, it is in their mutual interest to...
31 Jul 15The Treasury has announced a plan to cap redundancy payments across the public sector at £95,000 to end what Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands said were ‘golden goodbyes’ paid for by the...
27 Jul 15A banking scandal on an epic scale, flagrant misuse of public funds, fearless investigators and a grasping Scottish cabal in Westminster. Familiar? It happened 200 years ago.
20 Jul 15Council spending in England fell by almost a third over the duration of the last Parliament, with housing and planning the areas that were hardest hit, CIPFA analysis has found.
8 Jul 15Views from the 2015 CIPFA CFO Summit which considered challenges for public services around the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review and the need for service transformation.
6 Jul 15The UK’s major cities have issued a joint call for a more local, place-based approach to public spending to form part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
1 Jun 15David Cameron has pledged the majority Conservative government will deliver a good life for everyone in the UK. Richard Johnstone looks at the party’s plans for the public finances now it is in sole...
27 May 15Cities that appoint metro mayors will receive a suite of new powers, while a law will be passed to freeze personal taxes until 2020, the Queen’s Speech has confirmed.
8 May 15The new Conservative government will need to deliver substantial improvements in public sector efficiency and productivity if it is to fulfil its ambitious spending promises
29 Apr 15Only 16% of people in the UK trust Westminster politicians to make decisions on spending allocations, a poll for CIPFA has found.
8 Apr 15The NHS in England is projected to have overspent its budget by more than £600m in 2014/15, an analysis by the Health Foundation has found, despite the service receiving an extra £900m in...
18 Mar 15George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
18 Mar 15Public spending is set to increase from 2019/20, bringing austerity to an end a year earlier than planned, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Budget.
12 Mar 15The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
27 Feb 15Whoever wins the next election needs to put the brakes on austerity. It’s time to press the reset button on local government finance.
17 Feb 15Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
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