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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Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
02 Dec Finance
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov Finance
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
23 Nov 2023 Finance
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
Treasury says funding will be focused on debt-management capability
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
22 Nov 2023 Finance
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
Fiscal watchdog warns of growing risk that public spending plans will not be met
Autumn Statement warns of crackdown on external diversity spending
22 Nov 2023 Finance
Autumn Statement warns of crackdown on external diversity spending
"Presumption against external EDI spending" is being considered alongside extra ministerial scrutiny
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
20 Nov 2023 Finance
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
Less than 10% of £10.6bn in announced funding had been spent as of March, NAO report says
Departments urged to ensure data programmes are backed in next spending review
15 Nov 2023 Finance
Departments urged to ensure data programmes are backed in next spending review
ONS data chief flags up importance of building support for initiatives into funding bids
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
14 Nov 2023 Finance
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
Perm sec-level officials should lead push to streamline and strengthen digital, HR, commercial and other functions, review finds
Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
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Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
'Fair' public sector pay awards set to add £590m to overspend, Department of Finance perm sec says
Science adviser sounded alarm over Treasury modelling, Covid Inquiry told
07 Nov 2023 Finance
Science adviser sounded alarm over Treasury modelling, Covid Inquiry told
Former economic adviser insists Treasury was not "tactical" about its economic analysis but "shared freely"
Sinking companies: how should government navigate troubled waters?
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Sinking companies: how should government navigate troubled waters?
Intervening in distressed companies can be complex, costly and require skills not widely held across government. The National Audit Office's new report and guide aim to help government maximise its resilience against the risks of company failure and be better prepared when confronted with these situations
Departments facing 16% real-terms budget cuts, think tank predicts
06 Nov 2023 Finance
Departments facing 16% real-terms budget cuts, think tank predicts
Such a big five-year drop in spending "looks completely undeliverable", Resolution Foundation research director says
DWP 'too slow to fix mistakes' as it pays out £74m in disability-benefit arrears
01 Nov 2023 Finance
DWP 'too slow to fix mistakes' as it pays out £74m in disability-benefit arrears
Department has reviewed just under a quarter of cases affected by a court judgment since 2021
A stronger civil service head and more ministerial appointments: Maude shares highlights of his review
27 Oct 2023 Finance
A stronger civil service head and more ministerial appointments: Maude shares highlights of his review
Francis Maude says his civil service governance review will also recommend splitting the Treasury