Economics

Public Accounts Committee to question tax officials today while union calls for halt of office closures plan 

Reform think tank argues for greater devolution of powers to buy healthcare, employment, skills and offender management services

Tax authority announces recruitment for top tax post will be limited to existing civil servants

Sinn Féin and DUP given two weeks to agree new power-sharing deal or face Westminster intervention on budget

Geoffrey Lyons reviews two books on debt by men who had key roles following the financial crisis

Institute for Government report says universal pay hike could exacerbate Tories’ political woes amid £10bn spending hole

PCS launches nationwide ballot on sentiment and readiness for industrial action

Appointments watchdog ACOBA approves former PM’s request to work for electronic-payments company

Targeted marketing campaign results in “excellence in awareness-raising” gong

Deputy governor Sam Woods says slow progress in negotiations risks banks triggering contingency plans

Louise Casey, Tory backbenchers and PCS union raise fears over implementation plans