Economy

Worrying projections about our “unsustainable” public finances mean the rhetoric around decentralisation must now become a reality

Gordon Brown's former strategy chief and easyJet CEO among additions to new department's board 

Government's spending watchdog warns that increases in health spending and pressures of an ageing population mean more budget cuts or tax rises will be needed to balance public finances

Joshua Chambers has travelled the world meeting government innovators. Here, he shares some of their secrets.

Having cut the calendar of major fiscal events from two a year to just one, chancellor Philip Hammond must now use his extra time and energy to add some grit to the tax policymaking process

More pre-Budget consultation, the creation of a new Cabinet committee, and a tougher stance from Treasury perm secs feature on think tanks' wish list

Treasury Committee, chaired by Andrew Tyrie (pictured), questions tax authority's plans to make businesses keep digital records and produce quarterly updates

The "guided distribution" constraints put upon HMRC officials can worsen the financial hardship of tax credit claimants, argues Bangor University's Sara Closs-Davies

CSW caught up with Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector to discuss transformation in times of austerity, the key to successful major projects and tackling the lack of diversity among digital leaders

Former chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee appointed in multi-agency role aiming to tackle workplace exploitation

Former Barnet and Haringey council CEO Nick Walkley set to take helm of delivery body

With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back on the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Steve Owen, chief executive of NS&I, takes part in our annual perm secs round-up...