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Chancellor will face hard choices as rising debt interest payments, falling wages and pressure on services bite
Ministers examine more generous deals because of concern about strikes
Departments will need to ‘consider reprioritisation’ of existing plans, say Treasury and Cabinet Office
The NHS needs long-term investment to build capacity and a shift in the balance away from hospital treatment
The Treasury may resist but Conservative MPs are increasing their demands to restore the uplift to universal credit
PM tells cabinet ministers to reduce departmental staffing levels in push to lower government spending
Lawmakers drop spending commitments and focus on deficit reduction to win over centrists
Treasury to spend £25mn on new task force of data experts and investigators to be set up by summer
UK government should recognise the burden of the virus on healthcare, business and schools
Government accused of leaving devolved nations with ‘less say, over less money’ after announcing £2.6bn post-Brexit scheme
Government guidance for below-inflation pay rise will leave many public sector workers worse off
Fraud and error set to account for 0.5-5% of government spending on health equipment during pandemic
Dissatisfaction rises during the pandemic driven by concerns over waiting times, staff shortages and lack of funding
The capital’s new railway highlights woes elsewhere and is a provocation to some
NAO finds no evidence of impropriety in Covid testing deals but health department documentation was lacking
Johnson wants Spring Statement to cushion hit from cost-of-living crisis, prompting expectation of tax cuts
Chancellor warns ministers that days of higher UK public spending are over
The current negotiations in Vienna could lead to positive economic outcomes for our country
Spending committee criticises health department for overseeing ‘years of decline’ on treatment waiting lists
Rising inflation is eroding departmental budgets and worsening the cost-of-living crisis
‘Small-state Tory’ says sectors from education to infrastructure will suffer without reform
Chancellor is under increasing pressure to alleviate cost of living crisis and boost defence budget
Ministers grant TfL additional £200mn as post-pandemic passenger numbers remain low
Public accounts committee says taxpayers have been exposed to ‘substantial, long-term financial risks’
Rule changes come as ministers clash over cost of future coronavirus testing
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