Whitehall departments are set to have their budgets slashed by an average of 25% in real terms over the current Parliament, the chancellor has announced
The government should exhaust every form of progressive taxation before reducing public spending, or it will risk passing a disproportionate amount of pain on to people on low incomes, a think-tank...
The June 22 Budget will herald major spending cuts to tackle the country's debt crisis. But there is also a wider strategic goal, argues Colin Talbot - and it's called rolling back the 'Big State'
The government has announced it will cut £2bn worth of projects deemed unaffordable or not representing good value for money, as part of its bid to reduce public spending as quickly as possible
The government should initiate regional public debates that are streamed live around the country to help build consensus on where spending cuts should fall, according to a report out today
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has argued that cuts to benefits and public sector pay and pensions are the most progressive option available to the government
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published its first economic forecast, downgrading UK growth projections but predicting lower borrowing than previous forecasts
The new education secretary has hit the playground running, with legislation on free schools and fast-track academies. But what does this mean for school rebuilds, special educational needs and the...
The UK government must fully inform the public about the economy and the need for cuts to win political consent for spending reductions and tax rises, a leading economist told the CIPFA conference...
A deficit-slashing former Swedish prime minister has recommended that the UK government should start to cut spending and reform public services as soon as possible
The ‘brightest and best’ public sector experts will be placed on a Spending Review challenge group to propose innovative ways to cut costs, Chancellor George Osborne has told Parliament
Chief finance officers and their teams must be at the heart of efforts to reshape public services in the wake of spending cuts, CIPFA's new president Jaki Meekings Davis told the conference today
Could the influence of the private sector help the civil service provide more for less? If so, it will test relations both with the unions and within the coalition itself, reports Lucy Phillips
The new government has already announced £6bn worth of cuts and more are on the way. In the run-up to this month's emergency Budget, Public Finance held a round table to assess the risks ahead. David...
Proposals by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to ‘urgently’ reform the benefits system will be expensive and the worst off in society might have to cover the costs, think-tanks have...
