All posts tagged "spending cuts"

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  NZ officials suggest creating in-house consultancy hub for government  

  Senior officials in the Public Service Commission of New Zealand have proposed creating an “in-house consultancy hub” to ease reliance on external consultants as part of the government’s cost-cutting plans.

  • Posted February 12, 2024
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  Canadian government plans C$500m of in-year budget cuts

  The Canadian government has announced a C$500m (US$362m) in-year cut to government spending in the first step of efforts to save up to C$15.4bn (US$11.5bn) over five years. The focus

  • Posted November 15, 2023
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  Canadian government spending cuts being ‘rushed’, warns union

  The Canadian government has been warned that plans to cut government spending by as much as C$15bn (US$11bn) are being rushed and could hit services for citizens. In response to

  • Posted August 23, 2023
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  Will the pandemic pave the way for welfare reform? The UK’s former homelessness tsar sets out her vision

  It was the devastation of the Second World War that gave birth to the UK’s welfare state, and now, argues Louise Casey, the covid-19 pandemic provides the government with a

  • Posted September 12, 2021
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  UK chancellor Rishi Sunak must ensure the cut to foreign aid is temporary

  Opinion: As the UK retreats from its pledge to spend 0.7% of GDP on overseas aid, the public finance professionals’ body CIPFA is urging ministers to revive the commitment as

  • Posted November 27, 2020
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  UK considers in-house consultancy amidst No10 in-fighting

  A new element of the UK’s civil service reform agenda emerged this week, as one of the project’s principal architects announced his departure from government. Dominic Cummings, the former Vote

  • Posted November 13, 2020
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  US senator warns of government watchdog cuts

  Proposed funding cuts to the budgets of US watchdogs overseeing federal agencies could harm efforts to tackle waste, fraud and abuse, according to a report produced by a senator. Claire

  • Posted August 20, 2018
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  UK government departments to face further cuts, chancellor reveals in budget

  UK government departments will be asked to find another £3.5 billion (US$5bn) in savings by 2020, following a prolonged period of public spending cuts, chancellor George Osborne has announced. The

  • Posted March 17, 2016
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