The government borrowed a record high of £16.2bn in September, public finance statistics show in the build up to the Comprehensive Spending Review later today
Prime Minister David Cameron today slammed the ‘appalling legacy’ of Labour’s defence procurement practices, as he revealed an 8% cut to the Ministry of Defence budget over the next four years.
Labour’s new shadow chancellor set out his alternative deficit reduction plan today, claiming only half of the coalition’s planned spending cuts are needed.
The £7bn earmarked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to help disadvantaged children and young people from the age of 2 to 20 will not come out of the schools budget, the Cabinet Office has confirmed
The majority of the public want spending on social housing to be cut to protect other services, a survey from the Local Government Association has shown
The government's flagship Big Society policy could founder if it is not adequately financed, according to a survey of charity and social enterprise bosses
All eyes are on how much the chancellor will cut in his Spending Review. But maximising income from tax revenues is just as important, argues Richard Murphy
The chancellor's statement on October 20 has been billed as a Spending Review like no other, with 25% cuts expected across most departments. But the full impact will only be understood
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The National Policing Improvement Agency has been lauded for saving money and buying more efficiently. But the Home Office plans to bring it to a halt. David Williams reports
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released a practical guide to help ensure public bodies are transparent and fair when making decisions over spending.
A website tool inviting residents to tell local authorities where cuts should be made will allow the 'most thorough and comprehensive consultation ever taken on local public spending', according to...
