DfE minister admits ‘challenge’ of Spring Budget childcare offer
09 May 2023 Economy
DfE minister admits ‘challenge’ of Spring Budget childcare offer
Expansion of 30-hours-a-week entitlement requires renaissance in recruitment, Claire Coutinho tells MPs
DWP staff at 13 jobcentres to strike in May
18 Apr 2023 Economy
DWP staff at 13 jobcentres to strike in May
Walkouts will disrupt "ill-thought-out plans" for strict Universal Credit pilot and support PCS's campaign for better pay, union says
Civil service unions vow to ramp up strikes after 'insulting' 4.5% pay offer
14 Apr 2023 Economy
Civil service unions vow to ramp up strikes after 'insulting' 4.5% pay offer
Sub-inflation offer is dubbed “unconscionable” and out of step with awards agreed with other public sector workers
ONS blames civil service strikes for ‘flatlining’ economic growth
13 Apr 2023 Economy
ONS blames civil service strikes for ‘flatlining’ economic growth
Public sector industrial action offsets boosts in construction and retail sectors, data shows
Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
22 Mar 2023 Economy
Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
Post-Budget analysis session hears UK’s lack of long-term strategic approach to growth is a major problem
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
16 Mar 2023 Economy
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
Departments may have to cut £18bn following Hunt's announcements yesterday, IFS says
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar 2023 Economy
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
14 Mar 2023 Economy
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
MPs says closure is "unnecessary", pointing to OTS claim that it "achieves far more than it costs"
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
13 Mar 2023 Economy
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
John Armitt’s comments come as Department for Transport announces delivery of section of high-speed line will be pushed back by two years
Departmental delays ‘put government’s net-zero plans at risk’
02 Mar 2023 Economy
Departmental delays ‘put government’s net-zero plans at risk’
National Audit Office says lack of a delivery strategy for clean electricity could spook investors and ramp up costs
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
16 Feb 2023 Economy
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
Defence secretary says defence budget has been "effectively raided" over three decades
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
09 Feb 2023 Economy
WATCH: How DWP helps to ‘suit up’ jobseekers
Department teams up with charity to provide women with interview clothes and extra coaching
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
07 Feb 2023 Economy
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
Machinery of government change creates new departments for energy; business and trade; and science, innovation and technology
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
31 Jan 2023 Economy
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
Department must work with BEIS and DLUHC to better drive inward investment, NAO says
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
13 Jan 2023 Economy
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
Clare Lombardelli will become OECD chief economist in spring, after 18 years in the civil service
Competition and Markets Authority names new chief
21 Dec 2022 Economy
Competition and Markets Authority names new chief
Interim CEO Sarah Cardell will take up role on a permanent basis
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
13 Dec 2022 Economy
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
Top Treasury officials also say they "gave all the advice they should have done" ahead of disastrous mini-budget
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
23 Nov 2022 Economy
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
Striking is not the “right thing to do now”, Raab says as civil servants gear up for industrial action
OBR head makes case for rule change after disastrous mini-budget
23 Nov 2022 Economy
OBR head makes case for rule change after disastrous mini-budget
Richard Hughes tells MPs fiscal-policy shifts shouldn’t happen without up-to-date forecasts
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
22 Nov 2022 Economy
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
Think tank’s growth proposals urge PM to consider Vaccine Taskforce-inspired interventions for key goals
Autumn Statement: IFS flags renewed pressure on civil service jobs
18 Nov 2022 Economy
Autumn Statement: IFS flags renewed pressure on civil service jobs
Institute for Fiscal Studies warns that government will have to pick between low pay awards, job cuts or worse services
Autumn Statement: Pay is elephant in room for ‘protected’ departmental budgets
18 Nov 2022 Economy
Autumn Statement: Pay is elephant in room for ‘protected’ departmental budgets
IFS warns civil service will face biggest pressures after 2024-25 under 1% growth plan
DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
17 Nov 2022 Economy
DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
Autumn Statement brings £300m for recruitment drive – but departments will be told to find savings elsewhere
Don’t rush into decisions on spending cuts, Hunt warned
27 Oct 2022 Economy
Don’t rush into decisions on spending cuts, Hunt warned
IfG and CIPFA urge Hunt to wait on detailed plans for cuts in fiscal statement