spending review
Spending Review: George Osborne’s pensions conundrum
The government - correction, any future government - is facing an increasing conundrum over what to do about pensions. Despite the hoo ha over today's Spending Review, the announcements the chancellor will make today will only apply to a small proportion of total spending.
Across the nations the message is clear – It’s time for the chancellor to change course
Ahead of the chancellor publishing the Spending Review, the likes of which he never intended to make, across the nations the devolved governments are clear.
It’s not that the cuts aren’t deep enough already, it’s that the economy has barely grown
The chancellor will announce £11.5 billion pounds worth of cuts today because the UK economic recovery is the slowest for 100 years.
Ring-fencing the NHS and schools is no longer viable
The chancellor went on the Today programme this morning to trumpet his success in getting seven government departments to agree on their budgets for 2015-16 as part of the Spending Review that he will announce on 26 June. It is reported that they have all agreed to cuts of between 8 and 10 per cent.
First minister warns of pain to come in Wales
The first minister of Wales has issued a stark warning of painful financial decisions to come ahead of George Osborne’s spending review at the end of next month.
Fiscal arithmetic of the next spending review cannot be avoided
Kayte Lawton outlInes the cuts that are expected in the upcoming spending review by George Osborne and the problems facing all parties to gain election in 2015.