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.
HMRC and the Treasury lack understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs while the cost of providing them has grown by 5% over five years, the public spending watchdog has warned.
The Scottish government has defended its plan to use its resource borrowing powers for the first time in order to manage volatility caused by a forecast error in this year’s budget.
Melanie Dawes will leave her role as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to become chief executive of Ofcom, it has been confirmed.
A 10% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is affordable and would benefit the government through savings on benefits and increased tax revenues, unions have said.
Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
Major UK urban local authorities have urged the government to overhaul business rates and council tax systems as part of a move towards greater fiscal devolution.
The Scottish government has proposed no change to its existing five-band system of income tax in a draft budget which prioritised investment in public services and action to tackle climate change.
The maiden bond launched by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency is the first step in a sector-wide shift away from the Public Works Loan Board, local government finance figures have said.
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.
The Centre for Public Scrutiny has started a review into the Royal College of Nursing’s governance and decision-making processes following errors in communicating a pay deal.
Short-term financial fixes for NHS providers in England are failing to ensure the health service is able to keep up with rising demand, according to the spending watchdog.
