Economy

Cross-departmental plan intends to cut the societal cost of pollution by £5.3bn annually by 2030

Department offers up to £117k for deputy director with “exceptional” skills

Liz Truss says that zero-based review of capital projects  could see some major projects "junked"

Cabinet Office reports 2% reduction in floorspace and £750m generated from site disposals

Strategy aims to standardise household recycling and introduce weeky food waste collections

Whitehall projects chief to chair body constructing cross-London line as it is revealed project faces further delays to opening and requires £1.4bn in extra funds

May postpones vote as a group of MPs says it is “disappointed” in the Treasury's forecasting of the economic impact of Brexit

Brexit select committee also seeks continued scrutiny role following mooted machinery of government changes

Local proposals to implement the government’s major economic plan are required by early 2020

Department for Transport names Allan Cook as replacement for high-speed rail role

Union says Highways England chief received 9.7% rise last year

The government’s recent moves to get the expansion of airport capacity off the ground are the latest twist in one of the UK’s longest running policy sagas. Richard Johnstone considers whether this new plan will take flight

Former Department for International Trade chief says there is no evidence of global deals being struck to rival current EU relationship

Watchdog says rapid timescale lacked “economic assessment of its implications”, ramping programme’s complexity and cost

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

Peers urge chancellor Philip Hammond to drop plans to extend the window in which HMRC can investigate taxpayers’ affairs if they had some tax dealings outside the UK

Philip Hammond heralded an end to austerity, but with growing pressures set to squeeze services further, his Budget can’t meet the public’s expectations

Public Accounts Committee points to rising fraud and error projections amid ‘daunting workload’

Alan Evans joins HMRC at a "critical time for the department", says permanent secretary Jon Thompson

Sir David Wright appointed as chair designate, with Electoral Commission head Claire Bassett named as chief executive designate

Hammond will also expands off-payroll working rules to the private sector

Chancellor also announces additional funding for Universal Credit after growing pressure 

But MPs hear department's confidence does not extend to no-deal Brexit preparations