Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
26 Nov Economics

Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies

New target follows near-£14bn efficiencies committed to for SR25 period
by Tevye Markson
Budget 2025: OBR launches probe after publishing key document early
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Budget 2025: OBR launches probe after publishing key document early
HMT second perm sec Sam Beckett to depart
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Rachel Reeves says Autumn Budget will 'protect public services from return to austerity'
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DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
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Comprehensive Spending Review halted as Treasury prioritises certainty – and reiterates pay restraint warning
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Sunak says now is not the time for a full review
Treasury perm sec Scholar tight-lipped on impact analysis for Covid-19 tiers
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Treasury perm sec grilled by MPs demanding figures for effect on businesses of new localised restrictions
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
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Selection of available jobs includes 244 roles for generalist officials
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Rishi Sunak unveils three-point coronavirus jobs recovery plan
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