Articles tagged with Autumn Budget 2024 on Civil Service World

26 Nov Finance

Scottish Government faces 'tough' spending choices despite Budget boost, IFS warns

Think tank says ministers should consider banking – rather than spending – some of the uplift that will come from Rachel Reeves' October announcements

12 Nov Finance

Public services facing financial uncertainty despite Budget spending boost – IfG

It is “unlikely” that public services will see a notable improvement in performance next year, think tank warns

11 Nov Civil Service Reform

SR25: What did Reeves's first Budget tell us about next year’s Spending Review?

Late spring Spending Review will set out new “long-term” approach to delivering public services

01 Nov Economics

‘Shameful’: Budget decision to reduce foreign aid slammed

Government also criticised for lack of reform to ODA spending rules

31 Oct Economy

Budget: Unprotected departments facing 1.4% cuts from 2026, IFS warns

OBR chair says frontloading of departmental spending allocations is "remarkable"

31 Oct Finance

Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’

Departments will need to “carefully consider the trade-offs required to afford pay awards”

31 Oct Digital, Data & Technology

DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff

£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff

30 Oct Finance

Budget: Capital budget rules change as Treasury unveils new fiscal framework

Departments will get five-year capital budgets, extended every two years at regular spending reviews

30 Oct Economics

Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms

Total departmental spending will rise by an average of 1.5% a year over the next five years, chancellor announces, with higher rises in the next two years

30 Oct Economy

Office for Value for Money to play key role in SR25 as first-year saving plans confirmed

Chancellor confirms David Goldstone as first chair of new body which will carry out value for money assessments of high risk spending

29 Oct Local & Devolved

West Midlands mayor says Whitehall is 'resistant' to devolution

Richard Parker urges civil servants to “adopt a new approach and demonstrate that they are committed to devolution”

25 Oct Economics

Budget: Reeves confirms she will change fiscal rules to boost investment

Debt measurement tweak could give government headroom for around £50bn of extra investment

23 Oct Economics

Budget: Reeves says all department spending settlements have been agreed

Chancellor is reportedly seeking to plug a funding gap of £40bn in next week's budget

08 Oct Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

How can the Budget help counter fraud and error against government?

The NAO's Joshua Reddaway shares what to look out for in Rachel Reeves's first Budget

08 Oct Economics

Budget: No.10 says it will stick with fiscal rules

Confirmation of commitment to rules comes as IPPR report suggests reforming them could unlock £57bn of spending

24 Sep

Meet the ministers: HM Treasury

Your guide to the department's cast of ministerial characters, and what’s in their in-trays

29 Aug Civil Service Reform

Reeves tells departments to find billions of pounds in savings ahead of Budget

Health and Education departments among those asked to make big savings ahead of October budget, according to reports

28 Aug Finance

Autumn Budget will be 'painful', Starmer warns

"I won't shy away from making unpopular decisions," PM says