The steep rise in student tuition fees will have a negative impact on the economic activity of UK university towns and cities, according to a report published today
England's richest areas pay the highest council tax per head, and poorer ones receive the most grant, the government has said in an effort to prove the system is fair
Workforce experts have asked the government to carry out a comprehensive audit of public sector job cuts to try to settle arguments between forecasters.
MPs have endorsed the chancellor's decision not to reveal any 'Plan B' for fixing the fiscal deficit, but have raised concerns about some aspects of his plan for growth
First Minister Alex Salmond has been forced to shelve plans for a local income tax in Scotland amid criticisms that the government has suppressed adverse official advice about the costs
Whitehall departments grappling with spending cuts could learn from how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office dealt with a sudden shortfall, according to government auditors
The chancellor should spell out the economic conditions that would make him deviate from his deficit reduction plan, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies told MPs yesterday.
Labour says the chancellor's 'Budget for growth' won't work, and he needs a Plan B. But where are the Opposition's own alternatives for the economy and public services? Liam Byrne talks exclusively...
Lower growth forecasts mean the chancellor's deficit plan depends on a strong economic recovery from 2013 onwards, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.
Local Enterprise Partnerships are to be tested to the limit as hard-pressed councils strive to be part of the 21 new 'enterprise zones' announced in the Budget
Public sector borrowing reached a record February-high last month according to official figures, reducing the likelihood of any ‘spring giveaways’ in tomorrow’s Budget.
The Treasury could be in line for an £8bn ‘windfall’ this year because of higher than expected tax receipts and lower government spending, leading economists said today.
A London council has called for enterprise zones to be extended beyond the Midlands and North of England ahead of this week’s Budget, in which ten new zones are due to be announced.
After addressing the CIPFA international conference in London, the former US comptroller general and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative talks to Public Finance about: fiscal...
Taxes in the UK need to rise by £82bn a year to balance the costs of future health care and unfunded pensions, according to a leading economic think-tank.
