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George Osborne’s third budget in 12 months will force departments to find the lion’s share of “easy” savings through barely-mentioned pensions changes hidden in the small print

Chancellor says: "I’ve made adjustments to my plans to make sure we are going to live within our means"

Chancellor pays tribute to "great public servant" – but SNP MPs jeer reference to "impartiality"

Live coverage and reaction as chancellor sets out the 2016 Budget, provided by our colleagues on PoliticsHome.com. CSW will be have the key Whitehall stories and reaction throughout the afternoon

Chancellor George Osborne picks "outstanding civil servant" for the top Treasury post

Labour’s new commission – led by the former head of the civil service – can learn a host of lessons from previous bids to wrest power from the chancellor, says our columnist Sue Cameron

Chancellor eyes more austerity in first interview since yesterday’s cuts announcements – while the IFS says departmental settlement is "very, very tight"

Live: Rolling coverage of the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement provided by CSW's sister title PoliticsHome

Opinion: A private business of comparable size would give as much data as possible to its leaders, to enable them to assess competing priorities

Former head of the civil service asked by Labour to "review the operation of the Treasury itself" – as shadow chancellor John McDonnell signals major shift in the opposition's economic policy

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni points to end of the "Francis Maude era" in his first speech to the FDA union