Treasury

Infra digging

20 January 2012 | Judy Hirst

Off-plan, off-balance sheet and largely financed by private investors. What’s not to like about the chancellor’s plan to revolutionise Britain’s creaking infrastructure, and stimulate jobs and growth ahead of his March Budget? Read more

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Dilnot who?

7 December 2011 | Caroline Glendinning

Ministers have gone very quiet about the Dilnot Commission’s proposals on long-term care funding. An ominous sign given the scale of the financial challenges ahead Read more...

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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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Credit easing: it’s plan B, but not as we know it

3 October 2011 | Ian Mulheirn

The ‘credit easing’ announced by the chancellor could help businesses and inject more cash into the economy. So is this still plan A? Read more

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The discreet charms of the PFI

19 August 2011 | Mark Hellowell

Two parliamentary reports are increasing the pressure on the Private Finance Initiative, yet it’s hard to imagine the government resisting its fiscal advantages Read more...

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Cracking the code

19 August 2011 | Sarah Sheen

It may be the summer, but public sector accountants still have work to do in updating the code of practice governing local government accounting Read more

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Scaremongering on the 50p top tax rate

2 August 2011 | Dan Corry

Only 1 per cent of the population earn enough to pay the 50p top tax rate. So why all the fuss? Read more

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WGA: the whole truth?

15 July 2011 | Paul Mason

Publication of the Whole of Government Accounts is a remarkable achievement, but the new transparency requires robust data and an understanding of context Read more

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OBR report: now for the even worse news

13 July 2011 | Tony Travers

The Office for Budget Responsibility has presented a sobering view of the pressures facing governments in the decades ahead Read more

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A pointless PFI report, by Tim Care

28 April 2011 | Tim Care

Stop press: the latest report from the National Audit Office on Private Finance Initiative projects has just been published.  Does it offer any new insight into the issues?  Does it offer possible solutions?  In a word, ‘no’. Read more...

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