Autumn Statement: IFS flags renewed pressure on civil service jobs
18 Nov Economics

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
by Tevye Markson
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Autumn Statement: Pay is elephant in room for ‘protected’ departmental budgets
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DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
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Jeremy Hunt denies return to austerity as spending cuts loom
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Chancellor says "eye-watering" decisions ahead as he is accused of unveiling "austerity season two"
Departments brace for cuts as Hunt scraps tax measures
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Chancellor tears apart 'mini-budget' and tells departments to find "efficiency savings"
'Difficult decisions needed': Truss walks back on spending cuts pledge
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Departments face uncertainty over their budgets amid economic crisis
Truss insists she won't cut public spending to pay for mini-budget
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Government will reduce debt by "making sure we spend public money well", PM says
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
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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'
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Bank bolsters its emergency bond-buying plan as market turmoil continues
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan to 31 October
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Chancellor will also publish OBR forecast earlier than planned in U-turn following mini-budget turmoil
DIT's James Bowler named Treasury perm sec
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DIT's James Bowler named Treasury perm sec
He will be joined by second perm secs Cat Little and Beth Russell
Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
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Bank of England chief calls mini-budget fallout ‘unprecedented’
Cabinet Office minister Zahawi apologises for government’s failings in TV debate
Kwarteng refuses to commit to bringing spending plans forward
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Kwarteng refuses to commit to bringing spending plans forward
Confusion follows reports that chancellor's fiscal statement could be moved from 23 November
MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo 'lined up for Treasury top job'
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Romeo is Kwasi Kwarteng's favourite to replace Sir Tom Scholar, according to reports
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
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Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
More spending cuts would be an "act of national vandalism", PCS, Prospect and FDA chiefs say
Team Truss’s top three themes already twisted into knots
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Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
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Nick Macpherson says government has ‘broken a cardinal rule’ and flags fears over public sector pay
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
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Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
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Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
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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
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Chancellor also eyes new “low-tax growth zones” and planning reforms in mini-budget
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Teale Cunningham is an economic analyst in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. His role is part of the Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship Programme