Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
05 Feb 2021 Economy
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
Pandemic has created new unemployment hotspots and extra pressures for local-authority services
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan 2021 Economy
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
Think tank says ending “clear injustices” in coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme would cost a fraction of the £21bn spent so far
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan 2021 Economy
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
Public Accounts Committee demanded sight of accounting officer approval confirming ministers' picks for £3.6bn scheme met Managing Public Money requirements
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
15 Jan 2021 Economy
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
But government rejects MPs’ call for sector breakdowns and a headline uncertainty figure
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
12 Jan 2021 Economy
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
Chancellor suggests he will not use March Budget to spend nation out of economic doldrums
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan 2021 Economy
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan 2021 Economy
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
IPPR North says coronavirus has worsened inequality and sets tests for progress
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
Negotiations have resumed ahead of call between prime minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
Chris Grigg appointed as ‘interim senior adviser’ to help establish new investment body, which will be based in the north of England
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
25 Nov 2020 Economy
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
Rishi Sunak provides funds to double number of work coaches in £1.4bn coronavirus support uplift
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
24 Nov 2020 Economy
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
Downing Street briefs that prime minister opposes planned £3k rise for MPs in light of mooted public-sector freeze