Articles tagged with: Spring Statement 2025
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
02 Dec 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
MPs are told that Spring Statement paper was also accessed early because of “systemic issues”
DWP’s work-coach shortage hits support for jobseekers
31 Mar 2025 Economy
DWP’s work-coach shortage hits support for jobseekers
National Audit Office says department should assess the impact of shortfall on current proposals for a new jobs and careers service
Government’s short-term cash injection to rebuild public services hit by inflation, warns IFS
27 Mar 2025 Civil Service Reform
Government’s short-term cash injection to rebuild public services hit by inflation, warns IFS
Think tank also says fiscal headroom created by cuts to civil service and welfare budget could be wiped out by bigger OBR downgrade in next six months
Reeves: Planning reforms to deliver 'biggest growth impact for policy with no fiscal cost'
27 Mar 2025 Planning
Reeves: Planning reforms to deliver 'biggest growth impact for policy with no fiscal cost'
According to OBR, Labour's planning reforms will permanently increase the level of real GDP by 0.2 per cent by 2029-30 and by 0.4 per cent of GDP within the next 10 years
Welfare cuts will push 250,000 people into poverty, DWP impact assessment finds
27 Mar 2025 Policy
Welfare cuts will push 250,000 people into poverty, DWP impact assessment finds
Chancellor Rachel Reeves rejects the findings
Spring Statement: HMRC gets £180m to help close tax gap
26 Mar 2025 Finance
Spring Statement: HMRC gets £180m to help close tax gap
Funding includes £100m to hire 500 additional compliance officers from next month
Spring Statement: DWP gets £400m to implement welfare cuts
26 Mar 2025 Civil Service Reform
Spring Statement: DWP gets £400m to implement welfare cuts
Rachel Reeves confirms costing of reforms that will cut benefits including PIP and Universal Credit