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£420 million to support local infrastructure
£420 million will be available through two routes to help communities deliver vital local infrastructure projects, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Justine Greening confirmed today.
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Alcohol price fix obscures deeper cultural issues
Following the fallout from the latest Budget, Theresa May’s statement to the House of Commons confirmed what many had been expecting for a long time. The Government’s strategy to deal with the effects of alcohol in England, the Home Secretary announced, would include plans for minimum pricing. The proposal suggests a minimum price of 40 pence per unit as part of a wider alcohol strategy to curb health problems and crime associated with binge drinking.
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Budget proves need for more powers – Finance Secretary
The UK’s Budget is further proof of the need for Scotland to have control over its own finances, John Swinney said yesterday, as new analysis shows how families are better off as a result of Scottish Government policies.
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What has spurred industry’s tentative return to Great Britain?
There hasn’t been much in the way of industry development in the last 50 years for the UK, although we haven’t lost quite as much as people think
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Government gives residents a real-terms council tax cut
Residents and hard pressed families will get more help with their cost of living from the real terms council tax cut delivered by our freeze grant deal, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.
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Ministers pin hopes on NewBuy scheme to revive the housing market
The housing sector has been facing difficulties on several fronts ever since the financial crisis took hold, but the Government’s “NewBuy” scheme is aiming to put things right.
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Budget for jobs call
Scottish Ministers will repeat their call for the UK Budget to drive forward job creation at a meeting in Dundee todoay.
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Mansion taxes unceremoniously abandoned due to Pickles decision
The mansion tax has been a carrot on a stick, leading the general population away from the 50p tax for the last year or so, but that’s about to change.
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‘Slipper farmers’ exposed for reaping what others sow
It seems all you really need to become a farmer these days is a bit of land and a properly filled out form. But land ownership does not a farmer make.
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Green Investment Bank will be “cash limited”
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be “cash limited fund until at least 2017”, a Labour MP has claimed.
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SMEs earning more Government work
The next stage in a programme aimed at helping small and medium sized companies (SMEs) win a bigger share of Government business has been revealed by ministers.
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Green Investment Banks to be based in London and Scotland
The UK’s first Green Investment Bank will be based in London and Scotland, the Government has announced.
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Royal Mail pension change could generate £25bn
Backbench Conservative MPs are calling for the government to raise up to £25bn by selling off assets that have been built up to pay Royal Mail pensions.
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£11m Invest-to-Save funding announced to support more efficient and innovative public services
Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced that £11 million of Invest-to-Save funding is being made available to help the public sector meet the challenge of delivering more efficient and effective public services.
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Analysis shows UK ‘funding failure’
UK spending plans mean the Scottish Government’s budget faces continued cuts in real terms until 2017, according to new updated analysis.
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Audit Commission will reduce audit fees by 40 per cent
Today the Audit Commission announced the proposed award of five-year audit contracts to four private firms starting from 2012/13 – contracts that will contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the audit fees paid by local public bodies.
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Cutting Costs Increases Costs
By Rob Worth, author of ‘Beat the Cuts – How to Improve Public Services and Easily Cut Costs’
Salami slicing, cost targets, savings goals, belt tightening, value for money and budget reviews. All these things are happening all over
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Lean that Fails in the Public Sector
By Rob Worth, author of ‘Beat the Cuts – How to Improve Public Services and Easily Cut Costs’
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Would financial transaction tax cripple London economy?
Due to pressure from the EU the government has been debating whether or not we need a tax aimed at our financial sector in the form of an FTT (Financial transaction tax).
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The majority looking to freeze or reduce council tax
Residents and hard pressed families will be relieved that the majority of councils are intending to make their cost of living a little easier by taking up the Government’s council tax freeze offer, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today.
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