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

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
Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
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OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
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Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
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HMRC customer service levels at ‘all-time-low’, MPs warn
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Northern Ireland civil servants offered 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum
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Northern Ireland civil servants offered 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum
Strike action taken "has brought this offer to the table”, union chief says
NAO's staff-churn woes have 'improved', Davies tells MPs
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Watchdog says new pay and grading system has seen turnover rates return to "healthy" level
Remove trading funds from civil service pay remit process, union urges Exclusive
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NAO headcount climbs by 17% over four years as workload grows
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MPs are told watchdog plans to outsource less work because of rising costs
Stats watchdog rebukes Treasury minister over ‘misleading’ tax-cut claim
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NI ministers pledge 'fair and just' pay rise for public servants
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£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
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Committee says well-run authorities are at risk of going bust without extra cash for 2024-25
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Treasury called to action over worsening Whole of Government Accounts delays
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MPs say late publication and missing figures make £1tn public spending snapshot less and less useful
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
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Chris Heaton-Harris says he will act to "support Northern Ireland departments" to stabilise public services