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    Economy

    The latest Economy news from Civil Service World
    Infrastructure in the spotlight
    01 Nov 2012 Economy
    Infrastructure in the spotlight

    To ensure greater international competitiveness and help boost Britain’s economy in the long term, the Treasury is prioritising investment in infrastructure. Colin Marrs appraises the government’s efforts


    Roundtable: Buying from the boutiques
    01 Nov 2012 Economy
    Roundtable: Buying from the boutiques

    The government is eager to increase the amount of goods and services it buys from small and medium-sized enterprises. Mark Smulian attends a round table on the opportunities, the challenges – and the solutions


    Coalition cuts unprecedented
    17 Oct 2012 Economy
    Coalition cuts unprecedented

    Over the past three decades, no government has been able to achieve reductions in the administrative costs of central government equal to those proposed by the coalition, a report from Oxford University said earlier this month.


    Arrivals, moves and departures, Oct 2012
    03 Oct 2012 Economy
    Arrivals, moves and departures, Oct 2012

    The new head of the Welsh Civil Service, Derek Jones, will take up his position on 8 October after a four year hiatus from the civil service. He replaces Dame Gillian Morgan, who retired in August. Jones was the director of business and partnerships at Cardiff University, and prior to this role he spent 30 years as a civil servant, including as a senior director.


    Feature: Third time lucky?
    12 Aug 2012 Economy
    Feature: Third time lucky?

    Twice before, the Public Administration Select Committee has called for reforms to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – but to little avail. Now it’s having another go: Colin Marrs reports on its latest assault.


    David Halpern: ‘HMRC should overclaim taxes’
    11 Jul 2012 Economy
    David Halpern: ‘HMRC should overclaim taxes’

    HMRC should introduce a deliberate error into the taxation system so that it overclaims taxes and has to repay them at the end of the year, Dr David Halpern, the head of the government’s Behavioural Insights Team, has suggested.


    The customer is always right
    30 May 2012 Economy
    The customer is always right

    Suppliers are interested in low-carbon goods and services, but doubts over demand limit investment. Becky Slack examines carbon compacts, which demonstrate that customers really are hungry for eco-friendly supplies


    Interview: Stephen Allott
    16 May 2012 Economy
    Interview: Stephen Allott

    The coalition promises more public contracts for small businesses – but we’ve heard this language before, without seeing much in the way of results. Becky Slack meets the man tasked with turning rhetoric into reality


    Giving Summit scaled back due to debate over income tax relief cap
    25 Apr 2012 Economy
    Giving Summit scaled back due to debate over income tax relief cap

    The Cabinet Office has scaled back plans for a ‘Giving Summit’ due to fears that the event will be hijacked by debate over the income tax relief cap.


    Tyrie calls for BofE chief veto
    25 Apr 2012 Economy
    Tyrie calls for BofE chief veto

    There must be more clarity on the appointment process for the next governor of the Bank of England,  Andrew Tyrie, chair of the Commons Treasury Committee, has told the chancellor. In his open letter, he also calls for his committee to have a veto.


    Preparing for the rough roads ahead
    25 Apr 2012 Economy
    Preparing for the rough roads ahead

    A new report raises concerns over the Treasury’s handling of the financial crisis, and sets out ways in which it should be equipping itself to face the eurozone crisis. Colin Marrs explains and tests its key recommendations.


    Staff key to Treasury crisis response
    12 Apr 2012 Economy
    Staff key to Treasury crisis response

    The Treasury needs to improve its contingency planning, broaden the capability of its staff, and encourage officials to challenge policy orthodoxies if it is to better handle future financial crises, a report has stated.


    Interview: Andrew Dilnot
    12 Apr 2012 Economy
    Interview: Andrew Dilnot

    The last chair of the UK Statistics Authority was a fierce defender of the impartial and objective use of statistics. His replacement, Andrew Dilnot, tells Joshua Chambers how he intends to operate in this sensitive and important role.


    Interview: Jonathan Stephens
    12 Apr 2012 Economy
    Interview: Jonathan Stephens

    DCMS permanent secretary Jonathan Stephens runs a small department with the job of helping people have fun. But Matt Ross learns that, these days, DCMS is focused on the serious business of earning money for UK plc


    28 Mar 2012 Economy
    SME adviser quits government panel
    Betts praises changes to the NPPF
    28 Mar 2012 Economy
    Betts praises changes to the NPPF

    The final National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – which was published yesterday – incorporates a set of major improvements on the draft version, the Communities and Local Government Committee chair Clive Betts has said.


    07 Mar 2012 Economy
    Balls: ‘Free Bank boosted Treasury’

    Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said at Queen Mary University last week that granting the Bank of England independence in 1997 “increased the power of the Treasury, because it allowed the Treasury to say: ‘Well, I see you want to make that decision, prime minister, and I can see why you’d want to do that, but I’m not sure the independent Bank of England will wear it.”


    07 Mar 2012 Economy
    HMRC 2nd perm sec role rejigged

    HMRC has changed the role of its second permanent secretary in an attempt to eliminate the problems that dogged the tenure of departing incumbent Dave Hartnett.


    Interview: Sureyya Cansoy
    07 Mar 2012 Economy
    Interview: Sureyya Cansoy

    The IT industry likes the government’s direction of travel, its trade association’s public sector director Sureyya Cansoy tells Matt Ross – but businesses will be happier still when the coalition’s activity turns into real progress


    Interview: David Halpern
    07 Mar 2012 Economy
    Interview: David Halpern

    The coalition has seized on the work of David Halpern and his Behavioural Insights Team with a vengeance. As Becky Slack finds out, the techniques of ‘nudge’ are set to change policymaking in every corner of government


    Interview: the select few
    22 Feb 2012 Economy
    Interview: the select few

    After nearly 22 months, the Commons select committees’ first elected chairs have had plenty of time to size up their Whitehall counterparts. Joshua Chambers asked them how the departments they watch have been performing


    Exclusive: Civil service commissioner calls for Treasury tax review extension
    22 Feb 2012 Economy
    Exclusive: Civil service commissioner calls for Treasury tax review extension

    First civil service commissioner Sir David Normington has called for the Treasury’s scoping review of tax arrangements across the senior civil service to be extended, to ascertain whether the people involved are full civil servants or interim managers.


    Exclusive: Committee chairs criticise departmental report responses
    22 Feb 2012 Economy
    Exclusive: Committee chairs criticise departmental report responses

    Departmental select committee chairs have provided mixed reviews of the departments they scrutinise for a Civil Service World Special Report, which has found that 40 per cent of them are dissatisfied with departments’ responses to their reports.


    A green light for buying British
    22 Feb 2012 Economy
    A green light for buying British

    The loss of a train construction contract overseas has left coalition ministers arguing that civil servants should hand more contracts to UK firms. Stuart Watson examines the room for manoeuvre available within EU rules.



     


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