Boosting growth in cities is linked to good public financial management that helps engage both public authorities and business in the potential for private and public investments.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has reiterated her call for Britain to vote to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum, saying there is “a clear case” for how the UK has...
Public sector employment has seen two quarter-on-quarter increases for the first time since 2008 according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics.
Chancellor George Osborne has warned that leaving the EU would lead to £30bn in tax rises and spending cuts in order to fill a black hole in the public finances caused by a post-Brexit economic shock.
Vince Cable has been there, done that, delivered the economic warnings. Now the former coalition business secretary is predicting more turbulent weather ahead
The aims of the government’s devolution drive have multiplied, while the limits of centralised public finances are being exposed. More transparent ways of doing decentralisation are needed
Northern Powerhouse devolution plans should focus on boosting productivity, particularly improvements to skills and transport within cities, according to the Centre for Cities.
Brexit would likely see austerity extended for at least a year longer and public sector debt reach a level significantly higher than planned by the end of this parliament, the Institute for Fiscal...
Brexit would trigger a “DIY recession”, plunging Britain into a sustained contraction of its own making and adding half a million people to the ranks of the unemployed, chancellor George...
Facts and figures from the June 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, on Freedom of Information requests, the relative popularity of chancellors of the Exchequer, ethnic minorities, GDP growth and...
The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman has been named as a member of the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission that is considering how to use devolution to help create more prosperous communities.
Leaving the European Union’s single market would be a disaster for the UK’s economy and result in £200bn less trade every year, chancellor George Osborne warned today.
Universities and local councils are to work together on a pilot project to help drive growth, overhaul public services and strengthen the relationship between communities and academic institutions.
A vote to leave the European Union would result in a “significant shock” to the UK economy, with detrimental effects in both the short and long term, the National Institute of Economic...
A UK exit from the European Union would impose a “persistent and rising” cost on the economy, akin to a tax that could cost British households as much as £5,000 by 2030, the OECD has warned
The EU has a great influence on who can work in the UK and how these staff are treated. Would the UK’s public sector be better or worse off without this source of labour and employment...
Facts and figures from the May 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, on public sector employment, academy enthusiasm, trust in government, city regions and Brexit
Chancellor George Osborne missed the public sector borrowing goal in 2015-16 by around £1.8bn, with the deficit totalling £74.0bn according to provisional figures published by the Office for National...
Tax receipts could be as much as £45bn lower if the UK votes to leave the European Union, leading to large tax rises or major cuts in public spending, the Treasury has claimed today.