All posts tagged "budgeting"
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New Zealand sets out 2021 budget with new inclusive wellbeing framework
New Zealand has published its annual Budget, setting out an updated approach to wellbeing, explaining how it plans to rebuild the country’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, and allocating funds
- Posted May 20, 2021
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Opinion: the public sector will bear the brunt of Sunak’s push to balance the books
The budget suggests that this government believes it is business who will power the UK’s recovery from COVID-19. But it’s a fair bet that departments will end up feeling the
- Posted March 4, 2021
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UK Cabinet Office signals revival of digital spend controls
The UK government has signalled that it plans to make sign-off for departmental IT project budgets conditional on services using a new single user identity system and supporting data sharing
- Posted November 16, 2020
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Regaining public trust: sunlight is the best disinfectant
Citizens’ faith in their national governments is falling across much of the developed world. James Johns considers some of the innovative ways in which countries and cities around the world
- Posted July 25, 2018
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IMF champions move towards ‘gender budgeting’
With Italy putting gender equality at the heart of its G7 presidency, there’s growing interest in public finance managers’ potential to help women play a greater role in economic growth.
- Posted July 23, 2017
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Report claims US civil servants earn more than private sector
Average civil service wages in the United States are 78% higher than in the private sector, a US think tank has claimed. The libertarian Cato Institute is calling for a
- Posted October 7, 2015
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Peter Ong, Head of Civil Service, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Permanent Secretary (Special Duties), Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore: Exclusive interview
Singapore is regarded as an economic success story. Peter Ong, Singapore’s head of civil service and permanent secretary of its finance ministry, explains how a continuous drive to plan ahead
- Posted July 22, 2015