Articles tagged with: Mini-budget 2022
'Some of the Treasury's hardest decisions are yet to come': Cat Little looks ahead
04 Jan 2023 Economics
'Some of the Treasury's hardest decisions are yet to come': Cat Little looks ahead
The Treasury second perm sec says resilience is needed after "what feels like concurrent crises over an extended period"
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
13 Dec 2022 Economics
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
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
03 Nov 2022 HR
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, the public is divided on public spending – but bold reform is needed, not salami-slicing cuts
Civil servants warned Kwarteng about mini-budget fallout, MPs told
27 Oct 2022 Analysis
Civil servants warned Kwarteng about mini-budget fallout, MPs told
Debt Management Office chief says Treasury was told disastrous £45bn tax-cuts plan would push up borrowing
Jeremy Hunt denies return to austerity as spending cuts loom
18 Oct 2022 Economics
Jeremy Hunt denies return to austerity as spending cuts loom
Chancellor says "eye-watering" decisions ahead as he is accused of unveiling "austerity season two"
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
17 Oct 2022 Coronavirus
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
Performance tracker slams “lost decade for public services” amid predicted department budget cuts
Liz Truss has promised to 'grow the pie'. But which pie?
17 Oct 2022 Economics
Liz Truss has promised to 'grow the pie'. But which pie?
The government has placed growth at the centre of its plans, but what sort of growth? And who really creates value and wealth? Professor Colin Talbot explores the often-neglected parts of our economy to explain why increasing value is not just about growing GDP
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
11 Oct 2022 Economics
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
Inflation could mean “hidden” austerity if spending settlements remain unchanged, as think tank predicts £62bn of “fiscal tightening” needed
Bank of England warns of 'material risk to financial stability'
11 Oct 2022 Economics
Bank of England warns of 'material risk to financial stability'
Bank bolsters its emergency bond-buying plan as market turmoil continues
Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
07 Oct 2022 Economics
Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
Cabinet Office minister Zahawi apologises for government’s failings in TV debate
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
29 Sep 2022 Finance
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
Chief Treasury secretary insists spending review allocations will not be revised despite financial crisis
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
DWP has been accused of undermining trust by refusing to publish evaluation of benefit sanctions
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep 2022 Economics
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
21 Sep 2022 Analysis
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
MPs' request for "vital" assessment rejected, with Treasury citing need to move at "immense speed"
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
20 Sep 2022 Economics
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
Chancellor also eyes new “low-tax growth zones” and planning reforms in mini-budget
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
16 Sep 2022 Finance
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
Fiscal event will set out new PM’s tax-cut plans and give further details on energy price-cap