Chancellor’s unfunded proposal would be ‘work of many parliaments’ and depended on growth of economyJeremy Hunt has admitted his unfunded proposal to scrap employee national insurance could take more than a...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Conservative chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke and the economist and Labour candidate Miatta Fahnbulleh to go through today’s budget announcements Continue...
Read MoreChancellor set to cut 2p off national insurance but some Tories say more is needed to bolster election chancesJeremy Hunt will use his final budget before the election to promise voters lower tax and higher growth, with the...
Read MoreHealth spending in England to suffer 1.2% cut, worth £2bn, despite extra costs, thinktank’s analysis findsNHS funding faces the biggest cuts in real terms since the 1970s, an influential analysis shows, amid growing...
Read MoreSo-called capitalisation directions are risky and regarded as poor accounting practice, experts sayA record 19 councils in England have been handed multimillion-pound government bailout agreements totalling £2.5bn to...
Read MoreAnnual poll of council leaders and top managers finds near total collapse in confidence in their financial viabilityUK politics live – latest updatesNearly one in 10 councils in England have warned they will go bust in the...
Read MoreChancellor is considering cutting billions more from public spending to pay for reductions in tax or NI Britain’s stretched public services will buckle under the weight of the spending cuts being planned for after the...
Read MoreExclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next yearWhat are the cost pressures facing English councils?‘Stuck without it’: Woking...
Read MoreThe government’s reliance on the private sector has led to a UK economy on the brink of recession and a crumbling state The economy will end the year on the brink of recession and it is not hard to see why. After 13 years...
Read MoreInstitute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010Britain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of...
Read MoreUnison research finds 114 councils facing budget gaps of more than £10m, with 15 likely to be in red by more than £40m next yearCouncils are facing a record cash shortfall of more than £3.5bn in the coming year...
Read MoreResolution Foundation says cuts earmarked for after election are ‘even less tenable’ now Treasury is £11.4bn better off than forecastHigh inflation boosted the government’s finances in August, putting...
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