A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central government delivers much of its funding for local government, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
Tax rises included in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget could be preparing the way for a cut in rates before the next election, says Dan Corry.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
Fiscal policy has already helped mitigate the impact of two economic calamities this century – but it shares responsibility for economies’ growing exposure to risk, says OBR head Richard Hughes.
The government's response to its consultation on the cost control mechanism for public pension schemes leaves a number of unanwered questions, says Barry McKay.
A new economic standard being introduced into the UK National Accounts radically changes what we thought we knew about the productivity puzzle, explains Richard Heys from the Office for National...
With summer drawing to a close, minds turn toward the remaining months of 2021 and what lies ahead. Some may already be thinking of December’s festivities, but it will also be a month of ...
The recently announced social care reforms are welcome, but councils are still in the dark over how long-term care will be funded, says Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government...
New guidance on embedding digital infrastructure is welcome, but further funding is required to meet upscaling needs, says Margaret Steward, policy and projects officer at NHS Providers.
Opening the public sector audit market to new entrants will require a collective, system-wide effort says Julie Schofield, senior manager of business and procurement at local authority audit body...
Building on a twenty-year heritage as a pioneering IT company, Team Netsol is determined to make use of the latest technologies to offer the very best products to local authorities, its primary...
Proposals to better integrate health care rely on the NHS being adequately funded in the forthcoming Spending Review, says Amelia Chong, policy advisor for finances and specialised services at...
The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
