Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
26 Feb Economy
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
IBM, Faculty AI and the Tony Blair Institute will also advise on improving public-sector efficiency and productivity through the wider deployment of artificial intelligence
HMT launches search for next OBR chair
20 Feb Economy
HMT launches search for next OBR chair
OBR needs new boss after Richard Hughes resignation which followed budget leak probe
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
16 Feb Economy
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
Migration Advisory Committee chair Brian Bell will join department from next month
Government efficiency plans could be more ambitious, says NAO boss
11 Feb Economy
Government efficiency plans could be more ambitious, says NAO boss
Davies adds that SR25 efficiency plans are “more soundly based" than previous efforts
Treasury unveils streamlined Green Book guidance
06 Feb Economy
Treasury unveils streamlined Green Book guidance
Updated appraisal bible is 40% shorter than previous edition and geared to support place-based budgeting
Cabinet Office sets out plans for Transport and Infrastructure Campus
04 Feb Economy
Cabinet Office sets out plans for Transport and Infrastructure Campus
Project aims to focus expertise in transit, property and housing in the West Midlands
HM Treasury planning 300 job cuts
03 Feb Economy
HM Treasury planning 300 job cuts
Voluntary exit programme set to deliver around two-thirds of the reductions
PM needs ‘much larger’ economic team in No.10 to deliver growth
30 Jan Economy
PM needs ‘much larger’ economic team in No.10 to deliver growth
IfG report calls for bigger economic function in No.10 with "sufficient seniority to be able to stand up to the powerful politicians around them"
'Brits deserve better': DSIT launches CustomerFirst unit to transform public services
19 Jan Economy
'Brits deserve better': DSIT launches CustomerFirst unit to transform public services
Octopus chief and ex-Monzo exec to head up the unit, which will work with DVLA in its first partnership
Civil servants to be upskilled in financial literacy
16 Jan Economy
Civil servants to be upskilled in financial literacy
Partnership between government and accounting charity aims to improve officials’ financial capability
Treasury appoints academics for Green Book discount-rate review
17 Dec 2025 Economy
Treasury appoints academics for Green Book discount-rate review
Exercise will look at whether current system takes a fair view of the long-term benefits that arise from transformational investments
Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
08 Dec 2025 Economy
Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
Ex-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also speaks about departments' levelling up 'scepticism'