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31 Mar 22
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency wants to unravel a decade’s worth of progress on social value. Joe Fyans and Callin McLinden ask if that is wise.
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31 Mar 22
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised to consider increasing universal credit in line with inflation, to mitigate the impact of soaring inflation on the cost-of-living.
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30 Mar 22
The government aims to cut the number of civil servants and reform exit payments, as part of wider plans to deliver £5.5bn of savings, according to a senior treasury minister.
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29 Mar 22
Public spending rises announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn are now up to a quarter less generous in real-terms due to rising inflation, says Ben Zaranko.
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26 Mar 22
MPs have criticised HMRC for lacking a clear plan to deal with the huge level of tax debt that has built up since the onset of Covid-19.
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24 Mar 22
A lack of detail on how proposed national insurance changes will affect health and social care budgets shows the claimed link between the two is 'absurd', according to experts.
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24 Mar 22
Public sector workers face a hefty average real-terms pay cut of around £1,800 pounds in 2022-23 as chancellor Rishi Sunak looks to protect his spending plans without raising taxes further, ...
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23 Mar 22
Rishi Sunak kicked the can down the road on providing meaningful support for those most in need, says Kirsty Stanners.
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23 Mar 22
High inflation is set to push the cost of servicing government debt to twice the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast in October, the fiscal watchdog said in its outlook accompanying the...
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23 Mar 22
Rishi Sunak attempted to throw off his reputation as a high-spending chancellor during his Spring Statement by announcing a target to bring borrowing down below 2% of GDP by 2024-25.
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23 Mar 22
Rishi Sunak’s fiscal set-piece had the firm air of a holding statement – heavily laced with politics, says Dan Corry.
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23 Mar 22
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a £500m extension to a hardship fund distributed via top-tier local authorities provides a mere “drop in the ocean” compared to the scale of the cost of...
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22 Mar 22
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have some ‘wiggle room’ to help tackle the rising cost of living in his Spring Statement as government borrowing undershoots forecasts, according to an influential...
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18 Mar 22
The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is reliant on detail on funding reforms omitted from last month’s white paper, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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18 Mar 22
Speaking to the press for the first time about his controversial spell as communities secretary, Lord Pickles says he is relaxed about the unpicking of his austerity legacy.
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16 Mar 22
The government’s decision to freeze income tax bands will provide the government with £20bn additional revenue a year, more than double initial forecasts, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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16 Mar 22
The level of fraud in the government’s Covid-19 loan schemes is around £1.5bn less than previously forecast, according to senior officials at the British Business Bank.
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11 Mar 22
The Ministry of Defence’s £5.5bn plan to update the British Army’s ageing tank fleet is under threat due to an ongoing a dispute about the condition of replacement vehicles, according to the National...
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11 Mar 22
Social housing landlords are failing to maintain homes and build new ones due to the cost of replacing cladding on high rise blocks, according to MPs.
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10 Mar 22
The former Cabinet Office and Treasury minister who resigned in January over the government’s measures to tackle fraud in Covid-19 loan schemes yesterday told MPs that officials and...
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4 Mar 22
In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
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2 Mar 22
Rishi Sunak has insisted the government is “exceeding” its promise to fully replace European Union funding after a parliamentary committee said a flagship development fund falls short of the money...
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28 Feb 22
An online sales tax to offset the loss of business rates income could raise up to £2.5bn a year and might cover all remote purchases – including those made via mail order and telephone – ...
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25 Feb 22
Transport for London has agreed a new three-month £200m funding package with the government, to help keep services running while a long-term settlement is arranged.
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25 Feb 22
The government “simply has no idea” whether its £1.9bn Covid-19 youth employment scheme has been successful, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has said.
31 Mar 22Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency wants to unravel a decade’s worth of progress on social value. Joe Fyans and Callin McLinden ask if that is wise.
31 Mar 22Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised to consider increasing universal credit in line with inflation, to mitigate the impact of soaring inflation on the cost-of-living.
30 Mar 22The government aims to cut the number of civil servants and reform exit payments, as part of wider plans to deliver £5.5bn of savings, according to a senior treasury minister.
29 Mar 22Public spending rises announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn are now up to a quarter less generous in real-terms due to rising inflation, says Ben Zaranko.
26 Mar 22MPs have criticised HMRC for lacking a clear plan to deal with the huge level of tax debt that has built up since the onset of Covid-19.
24 Mar 22A lack of detail on how proposed national insurance changes will affect health and social care budgets shows the claimed link between the two is 'absurd', according to experts.
24 Mar 22Public sector workers face a hefty average real-terms pay cut of around £1,800 pounds in 2022-23 as chancellor Rishi Sunak looks to protect his spending plans without raising taxes further, ...
23 Mar 22Rishi Sunak kicked the can down the road on providing meaningful support for those most in need, says Kirsty Stanners.
23 Mar 22High inflation is set to push the cost of servicing government debt to twice the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast in October, the fiscal watchdog said in its outlook accompanying the...
23 Mar 22Rishi Sunak attempted to throw off his reputation as a high-spending chancellor during his Spring Statement by announcing a target to bring borrowing down below 2% of GDP by 2024-25.
23 Mar 22Rishi Sunak’s fiscal set-piece had the firm air of a holding statement – heavily laced with politics, says Dan Corry.
23 Mar 22Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a £500m extension to a hardship fund distributed via top-tier local authorities provides a mere “drop in the ocean” compared to the scale of the cost of...
22 Mar 22Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have some ‘wiggle room’ to help tackle the rising cost of living in his Spring Statement as government borrowing undershoots forecasts, according to an influential...
18 Mar 22The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is reliant on detail on funding reforms omitted from last month’s white paper, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
18 Mar 22Speaking to the press for the first time about his controversial spell as communities secretary, Lord Pickles says he is relaxed about the unpicking of his austerity legacy.
16 Mar 22The government’s decision to freeze income tax bands will provide the government with £20bn additional revenue a year, more than double initial forecasts, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
16 Mar 22The level of fraud in the government’s Covid-19 loan schemes is around £1.5bn less than previously forecast, according to senior officials at the British Business Bank.
11 Mar 22The Ministry of Defence’s £5.5bn plan to update the British Army’s ageing tank fleet is under threat due to an ongoing a dispute about the condition of replacement vehicles, according to the National...
11 Mar 22Social housing landlords are failing to maintain homes and build new ones due to the cost of replacing cladding on high rise blocks, according to MPs.
10 Mar 22The former Cabinet Office and Treasury minister who resigned in January over the government’s measures to tackle fraud in Covid-19 loan schemes yesterday told MPs that officials and...
4 Mar 22In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
2 Mar 22Rishi Sunak has insisted the government is “exceeding” its promise to fully replace European Union funding after a parliamentary committee said a flagship development fund falls short of the money...
25 Feb 22Transport for London has agreed a new three-month £200m funding package with the government, to help keep services running while a long-term settlement is arranged.
25 Feb 22The government “simply has no idea” whether its £1.9bn Covid-19 youth employment scheme has been successful, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has said.
