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Institute for Fiscal Studies warns that “very inflexible” fiscal target could "come at a cost", while rising demand for services and public sector employment costs will make implementing cuts harder
The anticipated decision to give Amazon director Douglas Gurr a non-executive role at the Department for Work and Pensions has been attacked because of the firm’s tax record
Reducing reliance on consultants and temps will require "much more fundamental workforce transformation" than seen so far, civil service chief John Manzoni tells MPs. But he says the organisation is "on the road" to addressing the problem
In correspondence seen by CSW, HMRC chief Lin Homer defends "robust and transparent approach" to redundancies – but "outraged" PCS union says department has failed to consider all options
Report by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee says that final round of funding to the beleaguered youth charity — subject to a warning from then-Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton — "should not have been authorised"
Chief secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands says his department’s five-strand programme – designed to put finance at the heart of government decision-making – is on course and delivering results
FDA general secretary Dave Penman says HMRC staff should not be blamed for internet giant Google’s controversial tax deal
Overall borrowing this year now at £74.2bn, past the OBR's projection of £68.9bn
MoJ's top official says falling out with prisons inspector was the result of spending controls introduced "in some haste" to tackle department's overspend
Government should be trialling use of distributed ledger technologies to improve welfare payments, according to a report published today
Tax authority's chief executive Dame Lin Homer is grilled on plans to cut HMRC's office network from 170 smaller offices to 13 regional centres
New report by the National Audit Office spending watchdog finds that while departmental spending on consultants and temporary staff has plummeted over last five years, latest figures indicate a “short-term reduction rather than a sustainable strategy”
Treasury says "one-off" factors to blame for higher-than-forecast public borrowing
Deal confirms Spending Review's projected average cut of 6.7% for councils as they move towards full localised funding
National Audit Office finds trust deficits becoming “normal practice”
In the latest Ministry of Justice U-turn, the justice secretary reverses another of his predecessor Chris Grayling's policies
Amid reports chancellor looking to cut voluntary civil service redundancy payouts by a further six months – a move first floated in 2010 – unions warn of "war by the government against its own staff"
Former head of the civil service drafts in TUC chief Frances O'Grady and ex-KPMG deputy Alan Buckle to assess whether the Treasury is "fit for purpose"
Institute for Fiscal Studies says talk of "end to austerity" is premature
Ministers reportedly seeking vote on the self-imposed welfare cap after tax credits rethink
Healthcare Financial Management Association urges the government to go beyond £8bn pledge – and sounds the alarm on NHS deficits
Sale price £280m more than the “book value”, George Osborne announces
Stinging report by the Public Accounts Committee says government funding to the collapsed charity was “never seriously questioned, let alone stopped”
Combined central and local government outsourcing spend highest since early 2012, according to new research