Finance

Civil servants in Northern Ireland have been taking spending decisions for more than three months following deadlocked talks to create a new power-sharing executive

Public and Commercial Services union say ending the cap only for professions covered by pay review bodies would not be acceptable

Plan would allow pay review bodies to recommend increases above 1%, which means it might not apply across the civil service

Package will increase spending in areas including infrastructure and broadband as well as health funding

Civil service mainstay Prospect warns new work and pensions secretary not to raise retirement bar

Civil service union says new government must address ‘uncompetitive’ wages in Whitehall

FoI request reveals civil servants acknowledge “wrong call” in £8m cash announcement before local elections

Plan for hung parliament set out as polls show election race tightening

Think tank urges next government to focus on finding “long term solution” to health and care funding pressures

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon says government will no longer plan on basis of maintaining current limit for public servants

Influential research institute says main parties’ policy proposals – including on public-sector pay – mask the real choices facing the nation and their consequences

UK Statistics Authority says NHS Improvement does not have to publish quarterly performance figures before general election

Analysis warns that continuation of 1% limit on pay increases will exacerbate public sector recruitment problems

Wealthy pensioners will lose state-funded fuel allowance under Tory plans to shake-up the social care system, Theresa May will announce today.

Party also pledges to increase income tax to pay for NHS cash boost

Commission calls on civil service to scrutinise EU regulations relating to public services to plan reforms ahead of exit

Party’s manifesto confirms pledge to end public sector pay cap and take rail franchises into Whitehall control

Liberal Democrats join Labour in pledging to scrap 1% limit on wage increases

Ken Mulkearn says that 1% limit on increases under pressure due to service pressures

IFS analysis finds both Labour and Conservative plans would lead to increase in proportion of public sector workers paid national minimum wage

Resolution Foundation flags potential £50bn public spending gulf ahead of scheduled cuts to departmental budgets

The Institute for Government says budget projections must not provide “cover for misleading intentions”

New combined authority chiefs could improve services and boost local economies if offered new menu of powers, says think tank

Meg Hillier also slams lack of accountability for Whitehall chiefs after policy failures