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23 Nov 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed that the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review will not see a return to austerity.
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20 Nov 20
The government must lay out a path towards significant transformational change if our public services are to survive the pandemic, says Rob Whiteman.
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18 Nov 20
Uncertainty surrounds Whitehall’s commitment to releasing its grip on spending levers. Rachel Willcox reports.
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13 Nov 20
The UK’s second Covid-19 lockdown is set to knock a further half per cent off GDP this year, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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12 Nov 20
The UK government has been urged to consider moving capital gains tax rates in line with income tax levels, which could raise an additional £14bn annually, according to the Office of Tax...
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5 Nov 20
The government has announced it is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme for a further four months, alongside increased support for self-employed workers.
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30 Oct 20
“Essential” support for companies and workers in the UK must continue if the economy is to recover from Covid-19 and meet the challenges of leaving the EU customs union and single market, the IMF has...
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29 Oct 20
Local government minister Luke Hall has asked councils to apply the £95,000 exit payment cap to pension schemes before regulations are formally introduced – a move one lawyer called a “load of...
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27 Oct 20
Three local government organisations have written to the government threatening a legal challenge to changes to local government exit payments.
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27 Oct 20
MPs will assess the impact of a single-year spending review on councils’ long-term delivery of services as part of an inquiry into the spending review and local government finance.
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23 Oct 20
Government schemes to protect jobs and support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic risk considerable levels of fraud and error, particularly the furlough scheme, according to the National Audit...
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22 Oct 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan and prime minister Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over the management of Transport for London as the network continues negotiations on a second bailout.
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22 Oct 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government is to amend its Job Support Scheme to increase support to businesses affected by reduced trade resulting from Covid-19.
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22 Oct 20
Councils in England are set to receive £100m to help keep local authority run leisure centres open through the winter.
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21 Oct 20
Public sector net borrowing reached the highest level ever recorded in the first half of the fiscal year as the government tried to deal with the health and economic consequences of Covid-19.
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21 Oct 20
The Treasury has confirmed the Comprehensive Spending Review will only set departmental budgets for next year, due to the economic disruption caused by Covid-19.
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19 Oct 20
Former chancellor Philip Hammond has described prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the UK will prosper under any no-deal Brexit as a "delusion".
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18 Oct 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating for the third time in eight years, citing factors including a deterioration in the quality of the government’s fiscal decision-making.
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15 Oct 20
The Scottish Government is set to allocate an additional £52.6m to maintain bus services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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12 Oct 20
The government is set to expand its Job Support Scheme, to help workers and businesses who have had to shut due to local lockdown restrictions.
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12 Oct 20
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has invited councils in Somerset, North Yorkshire and Cumbria to submit proposals for unitary authorities.
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9 Oct 20
The UK’s GDP growth slowed to 2.1% in August as the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 continues, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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9 Oct 20
The government will face some tough choices on benefit reforms following record applications, with some aspects of the system already “ripe for reform”, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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5 Oct 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak signalled that plans for the government to get debt back under control will be pushed into the medium term, following this year’s record borrowing.
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5 Oct 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
23 Nov 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed that the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review will not see a return to austerity.
20 Nov 20The government must lay out a path towards significant transformational change if our public services are to survive the pandemic, says Rob Whiteman.
18 Nov 20Uncertainty surrounds Whitehall’s commitment to releasing its grip on spending levers. Rachel Willcox reports.
13 Nov 20The UK’s second Covid-19 lockdown is set to knock a further half per cent off GDP this year, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
12 Nov 20The UK government has been urged to consider moving capital gains tax rates in line with income tax levels, which could raise an additional £14bn annually, according to the Office of Tax...
5 Nov 20The government has announced it is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme for a further four months, alongside increased support for self-employed workers.
30 Oct 20“Essential” support for companies and workers in the UK must continue if the economy is to recover from Covid-19 and meet the challenges of leaving the EU customs union and single market, the IMF has...
29 Oct 20Local government minister Luke Hall has asked councils to apply the £95,000 exit payment cap to pension schemes before regulations are formally introduced – a move one lawyer called a “load of...
27 Oct 20Three local government organisations have written to the government threatening a legal challenge to changes to local government exit payments.
27 Oct 20MPs will assess the impact of a single-year spending review on councils’ long-term delivery of services as part of an inquiry into the spending review and local government finance.
23 Oct 20Government schemes to protect jobs and support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic risk considerable levels of fraud and error, particularly the furlough scheme, according to the National Audit...
22 Oct 20London mayor Sadiq Khan and prime minister Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over the management of Transport for London as the network continues negotiations on a second bailout.
19 Oct 20Former chancellor Philip Hammond has described prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the UK will prosper under any no-deal Brexit as a "delusion".
12 Oct 20The government is set to expand its Job Support Scheme, to help workers and businesses who have had to shut due to local lockdown restrictions.
9 Oct 20The government will face some tough choices on benefit reforms following record applications, with some aspects of the system already “ripe for reform”, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
5 Oct 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak signalled that plans for the government to get debt back under control will be pushed into the medium term, following this year’s record borrowing.
5 Oct 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
