Councils will be given a settlement of £76.2bn for the coming financial year, a rise of 4%, the Department for Communities and Local Government has confirmed
The government’s energy strategy must be reviewed to stop the increase in fuel poverty that is contributing to a high number of deaths, according to a think-tank
A former environment minister has urged the Treasury to ‘get its act together’ on climate change by including natural resources in the UK’s economic assets
The Conservative Party will not reveal its immediate strategy for cutting the public deficit before the general election, the chair of its policy review has admitted
Lord Mandelson has published the government’s strategy for economic growth, pledging investment in infrastructure and in sustainable and communications technologies
The Treasury must provide more details of future public spending if it is to adequately tackle the country’s financial deficit, a committee of MPs has warned.
The government has won the backing of Parliament for its controversial bill on reducing the fiscal deficit, despite heavy criticism from both sides of the House of Commons.
The nation’s ever-expanding fiscal gap was examined recently in a video debate organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers and chaired by Public Finance editor Mike Thatcher – and asks, is it time to face...
Councils should offer tax incentives to encourage local businesses to invest in their area, avoiding a surge in ‘ghost towns’, according to a think-tank.
Health unions have indicated that they are open to the idea of NHS workers being given job guarantees in exchange for lower pay deals and workplace mobility
Unions are considering legal action against the government over reform of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, branding the changes as another example of politicians making public workers an ‘easy...
The chancellor failed to account for £15bn of public spending cuts from 2011/14 in Wednesday’s Pre-Budget Report, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Ireland’s finance minister, Brian Lenihan, has introduced a budget seeking to save €4bn, with the bulk coming from spending cuts rather than extra taxation
An influential committee of MSPs has called on the Scottish Government to provide clearer and more detailed budget information on its commitment to protecting frontline services and supporting...
