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18 Nov 21
Transport for London has warned of "huge service cuts" to balance its 2022-23 budget if it does not receive further support from central government.
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28 Oct 21
The government has shied away from a fundamental reform of the business rate system in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review, with experts saying councils still lack long-term...
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27 Oct 21
The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
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21 Oct 21
Next week’s Spending Review is likely to see the government indicate the future of delayed reforms to local authority finance, according to the government.
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15 Oct 21
“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
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30 Sep 21
Bristol City Council has written to ministers appealing for help to deal with a forecast £24m overspend in its schools budget this year.
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9 Aug 21
A cabinet politician has poured water on reports of a rift between chancellor Rishi Sunak and prime minister Boris Johnson, though he admitted there is a “creative tension”.
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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 ...
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1 Dec 20
Last week's Spending Review contained some positives, but long-term certainty remains elusive, says Simone Hines.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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29 Jun 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
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26 Mar 20
Local government organisations have expressed understanding at the government’s decision to postpone the upcoming Spending Review.
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2 Dec 19
CIPFA’s Christmas wishlist is dominated by the general election, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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8 Jul 19
London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
18 Nov 21Transport for London has warned of "huge service cuts" to balance its 2022-23 budget if it does not receive further support from central government.
28 Oct 21The government has shied away from a fundamental reform of the business rate system in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review, with experts saying councils still lack long-term...
27 Oct 21The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
15 Oct 21“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
30 Sep 21Bristol City Council has written to ministers appealing for help to deal with a forecast £24m overspend in its schools budget this year.
9 Aug 21A cabinet politician has poured water on reports of a rift between chancellor Rishi Sunak and prime minister Boris Johnson, though he admitted there is a “creative tension”.
8 Jan 21November'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 20Last week's Spending Review contained some positives, but long-term certainty remains elusive, says Simone Hines.
9 Nov 20Councils 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 20The 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 20Annual 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 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
2 Dec 19CIPFA’s Christmas wishlist is dominated by the general election, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
9 Oct 19The 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 19PF’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 19A 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 19The 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 19London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
2 Jul 19A 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 19The 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 19Two 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 19Philip 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 19The 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.
