-
8 Jan 21
November's Spending Review might not have marked a return to full-blooded austerity, but unprotected service areas are facing a financial squeeze after next year, writes IFS economist Ben ...
-
1 Dec 20
Last week's Spending Review contained some positives, but long-term certainty remains elusive, says Simone Hines.
-
9 Nov 20
Councils in England are set to receive an additional £170m in government funding following a government U-turn over additional support for low-income families this winter.
-
6 Nov 20
The combined disruption of Covid-19 and Brexit may lead to a financial squeeze for HMRC next year, a report from the tax department said.
-
7 Sep 20
Annual spending on adult social care in England, based on a spend-per-person basis, is currently £600m lower than in 2010, according to a report by the TUC.
-
29 Jun 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
-
26 Mar 20
Local government organisations have expressed understanding at the government’s decision to postpone the upcoming Spending Review.
-
2 Dec 19
CIPFA’s Christmas wishlist is dominated by the general election, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
-
9 Oct 19
The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to provide the much-needed clarity on where the money will come from, says CIPFA Governments Board’s Mark...
-
22 Aug 19
PF’s Dominic Brady talks to Charlotte Pickles soon after her starting as Reform’s director about justice, social care and the one-year Spending Review.
-
15 Aug 19
A petition signed by more than 150,000 individuals has been given to the prime minister to urge him to deliver on his promise to “fix” the social care system.
-
9 Aug 19
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.
-
8 Jul 19
London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
-
2 Jul 19
A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
-
5 Jun 19
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.
-
7 May 19
Two years after the proposal of a green paper on urgently needed social care reform, over a million older people have either died waiting for a care package or had their requests refused, says Age UK...
-
24 Apr 19
Philip Hammond has hinted if the Treasury goes ahead with a three-year Spending Review it might not happen in 2019, to a group of MPs.
-
13 Mar 19
The chancellor has announced that assuming a Brexit deal is agreed and “uncertainty lifted”, he will launch a “full three-year spending review” before the summer break.
-
11 Mar 19
A budget committee could add another valuable level of scrutiny to the spend of public money, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham.
-
4 Mar 19
As the date for the UK’s exit from the EU fast approaches, central government needs to give local authorities more long-term certainty, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
-
28 Feb 19
The Treasury could use the Spending Review to ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible, says consultant Clive Sparrow.
-
19 Feb 19
Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
-
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.
-
1 Feb 19
This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
-
13 Sep 18
The Treasury is increasingly cut off from local public service leaders and is staffed by young, inexperienced civil servants, a think-tank has warned.