Budget

An alternative to the OBR?

31 October 2011 | Colin Talbot

We await the Office for Budget Responsibility’s view of the public finances. But what is really needed is a Parliamentary Budget Office Read more

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On target for IFRS? By Martin Evans

23 March 2011 | Martin Evans

Local government finance teams still have time to resolve any outstanding issues with International Financial Reporting Standards – if they act now Read more...

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A very fine line, by Alison Scott

3 March 2011 | Alison Scott

As budget-setting draws to a close, chief financial officers in local government need to perform a delicate balancing act to ensure that all goes well Read more...

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Health, wealth and evidence, by David Buck

24 February 2011 | David Buck

The papers are littered with stories of public sector doom and gloom – job and service cuts, threats to the Big Society, and Ken Clarke’s recent warning that real effects will start to be felt in middle England this year. Read more...

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Clegg & the IFS: opportunity knocked, by Colin Talbot

26 August 2010 | Colin Talbot

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claims in today’s Financial Times that the Coalition’s policies are ‘fair’ and we shouldn’t get hung up on ‘the numbers’. Nice try Nick, but no prize, I’m afraid. Read more...

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New York welfare lessons, by Dalia Ben-Galim

18 June 2010 | Dalia Ben-Galim

The question of how to create employment and support services that respond to citizens’ needs has never been easy. In the current context of spending cuts and increasing levels of unemployment, it becomes even more critical. Read more...

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A Budget for the Big Society? by Jonathan Lewis

18 June 2010 | Jonathan Lewis

I welcome the new government’s ambitious plans for growing and strengthening the third sector (now rebranded ‘civil society’). But the vision is the easier part – implementing it is more challenging. Read more...

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VATman and Robin, by Brendan Barber

14 June 2010 | Brendan Barber

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Value judgements, by Dan Corry

10 June 2010 | Dan Corry

A government’s ability to respond quickly to economic shocks depends on its basic beliefs. This might be a problem in a coalition holding very different views Read more...

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The hidden Budget, by Jon Sibson

24 March 2010 | Jon Sibson

On the face of it, the budget was a quiet one for the public sector. The chancellor was clear that he was broadly going to stick to his spending plans for next year, 2010/11. As expected, there was no appetite to tighten spending in the weeks before an election. Read more...

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