The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts for the Ministry of Defence to the tune of £1bn and adult social care of £650m.
Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit welfare scheme and said the system is “here to stay”, despite criticism.
The government has met both of its fiscal rules three years early marking a “turning point” in the UK’s economic recovery, chancellor Philip Hammond said today.
The chancellor has announced a digital services tax to ensure “global giants” pay their fair share of tax on their UK profits, which he expects will raise £400m a year for the public purse.
Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the next 50 years if they were given the investment in the Budget today for a “new generation” of social...
The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
Westminster is to end the frustrations of the past and tell local authorities their settlement for the next year on a set date, the government has announced.
Health services in Scotland are not financially sustainable in their current form, and immediate change is needed in how healthcare is accessed and delivered, the Scottish Government has been warned.
Local authority public health services in England need an extra £3.2bn a year to reverse the impact of government cuts, a health think-tank has warned.
The stockpiling of goods by firms ahead of Brexit could provide a short term fillip to the Scottish economy, according to the Scottish Government’s chief economist.
Councils are calling on manufacturers to “play their part” in meeting the rising cost of recycling after China banned the importation of certain materials.
