Finance

Public spending watchdog supports reasoning behind £35-39bn projection but warns "relatively small changes" could push cost outside the range

Tax authority set to be questioned by select committee after investigations reveal political donations were included in background note for telecoms giant Lycamobile

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

Union urges departmental leaders to lobby Treasury on pay demand, as other public sector leaders have

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

Perm sec Antonia Romeo argues delaying work until the department has statutory powers would put Brexit readiness at risk, in the third Whitehall direction for post-EU spending

Cabinet Office announces new measures to clamp down on late payments to SMEs in supply chain

Question mark over £5bn 2020 target as 2016-17 sales bring in just £601m

Some 2,000 staff to move to Salford in 2022, with 2,500 more to follow in 2027

Public Accounts Committee tells ministry to up its game on keeping track of schools operators at risk of going broke

Possibility of ten-year funding deal, hinted at in session with MPs, described as “the best possible Easter present for the health and social care system”

MPs point to low takeup and inadequate funding and warn ministers do not know whether the anticipated productivity boost will actually happen