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1 Apr 22
The government reduced its aid spending so quickly that officials do not know the effect the cuts will have on long-term value for money of UK aid projects, the National Audit Office has said.
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8 Mar 22
The UK government will provide Ukraine with millions of pounds to help shore up its public finances during the ongoing Russian invasion.
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12 Jan 22
The UK government could introduce a domestic minimum tax rate of 15% for multinational companies in an attempt to steer revenues away from low-tax territories towards the Treasury.
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11 Jan 22
Deals at the UN climate summit could see government funds lever in more private finance for green projects, according to experts.
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30 Sep 21
Technology giants will benefit from an effective “tax cut” in the UK if a global overhaul of corporation tax goes ahead as expected and replaces the existing digital services tax, according to a...
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17 Sep 21
International Monetary Fund allocation could release money for spending in the UK – at a further cost to aid programmes.
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13 Aug 21
An organisation providing voluntary accounting support to charities in developing countries says remote volunteering could be here to stay.
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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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2 Sep 20
The government will reform the body that scrutinises its aid spending as it merges its international development department with the Foreign Office, the foreign secretary has announced.
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27 Aug 20
CIPFA members who receive the print edition of Public Finance will notice a big change to the magazine when it lands on their doormats this week.
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16 Jun 20
Development organisations have criticised the government’s decision to merge its Department for International Development with its Foreign Office, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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1 May 20
The UK government’s efforts to foster gender equality through international aid are being hampered by “inaccuracy”, a watchdog has found.
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17 Apr 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has agreed an action plan with finance ministers of the G20 countries to help some of the world’s poorest nations.
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27 Feb 20
The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
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13 Feb 20
The Department for International Development has a new secretary of state, its fifth in less than four years, after Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle since his landslide election win in December.
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6 Feb 20
The chancellor’s aim of raising the UK’s economic growth to 2.75% per year is “unlikely” in the current climate, according to Britain’s oldest economic think-tank.
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10 Jan 20
A flagship government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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12 Dec 19
Companies benefiting from big UK government contracts operating in tax havens, public sector consulting bill tops £1.4bn and young and women suffer the most from unemployment in...
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20 Nov 19
Mediterranean migration down 31%, developing countries burdened by $7.8trn debt and France’s sweeping tax cut plans - all in Numbers Game from the November 2019 edition of...
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19 Nov 19
Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current 0.7% of gross national income.
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5 Nov 19
Aid should remain focused on eliminating poverty and inequality, an NGO has highlighted to political parties ahead of the general election in December.
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16 Oct 19
Japan to fund ‘futuristic’ projects, Central America targets malaria and the Irish seek debt reduction - all in Numbers Game from the October 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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8 Oct 19
More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
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19 Sep 19
The UK faces “extreme difficulty” in getting trade deals after Brexit unless it owns up to its colonial past and makes ‘soft reparations’, an international lawyer told an audience at the Institute...
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16 Sep 19
Rising global hunger, aid shortfalls and baby foods full of sugar - all in the Numbers Game from the September 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.