Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar Economics

Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze

IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
by Tevye Markson
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
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Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
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DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
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Treasury launches hunt for next chief economic adviser
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The Treasury second perm sec says resilience is needed after "what feels like concurrent crises over an extended period"
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Top Treasury officials also say they "gave all the advice they should have done" ahead of disastrous mini-budget
Autumn Statement: IFS flags renewed pressure on civil service jobs
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Institute for Fiscal Studies warns that government will have to pick between low pay awards, job cuts or worse services
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IFS warns civil service will face biggest pressures after 2024-25 under 1% growth plan
DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
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Autumn Statement brings £300m for recruitment drive – but departments will be told to find savings elsewhere
Sunak warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in first words as PM
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Downing Street speech acknowledges Truss and Kwarteng “mistakes” but insists 2019 general-election manifesto is a valid mandate
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Jeremy Hunt denies return to austerity as spending cuts loom
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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"
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"
Liz Truss has promised to 'grow the pie'. But which pie?
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'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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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 of England warns of 'material risk to financial stability'
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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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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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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Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
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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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Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
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Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
Treasury says chancellor's plan will set out further details on the government’s fiscal rules