Spending cuts to the Department for Communities and Local Government are only the first step on a very long journey, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Sweden's response to its 1990s fiscal crisis could provide the coalition government with an instruction kit on how to reassemble the UK economy. Alison Moore spoke to former premier Göran Persson...
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney is to postpone the ‘pain’ of immediate spending cuts in line with a flexibility deal offered by Chancellor George Osborne.
The Con-Lib marriage of convenience will usher in a revolution in service provision, predicts Philip Johnston. And it will hurt. But then, no-one promised the public sector a rose garden
Local government finance directors will play an increasingly important role in the harsh financial times ahead – but they will need different skills, argues Rob Whiteman
The majority of government departments are likely to have a quarter of their budgets slashed over the next five years as Conservative policy looks set to preside over spending cut decisions
A while back, Ireland's economy was at risk of going the way of Greece. But drastic action to tackle the deficit – including public sector cutbacks – has begun to turn things around. Paul Gosling...
The Scottish Government’s chief economic adviser has defended the non-partisan role of the civil service after being challenged over a controversial report on spending cuts, published during the...
Two studies published this week have cast doubt over whether public sector managers will be able to curb staffing costs as they grapple with slashed budgets
The much-maligned Barnett Formula could offer some protection to the Welsh Assembly Government as it prepares for the most substantial spending cuts since devolution, Public Finance has learnt
The new government must introduce deeper spending cuts and greater tax hikes to protect the UK economy from further financial crises but only when recovery is secured, a leading think-tank has warned
The dire state of the public finances in Greece was confirmed today by a leading think-tank. It stressed, however, that the UK was unlikely to face such a crisis
All the major parties are promising big investment in infrastructure. But with private finance paralysed and cuts in public spending, where are they going to get the money from? Mark Hellowell...
