All posts tagged "Treasury"
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More information but less influence? A dilemma for government finance departments
Fast-increasing access to data gives treasuries the tools to provide better targeted services, more effective policies and more comprehensive reporting. But at the Global Government Finance Summit, senior leaders worried
- Posted December 15, 2022
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Australian Treasury to model climate change effects on economy
The federal Treasury is to model the economic impacts of climate change on Australia for the first time in nearly a decade. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has directed the department to
- Posted July 13, 2022
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UK Treasury staff warned security passes being used to check who’s at their desk
Civil servants working in the UK Treasury have been told that their office security passes are being monitored to check how often they work in the office as the row
- Posted May 9, 2022
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UK to ‘put counter-fraud at the heart of decision-making’ after concerns over lost COVID cash
The UK government has announced the creation of a new Public Sector Fraud Authority after concerns were raised across the political spectrum over money that was lost through the coronavirus
- Posted March 23, 2022
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‘Self-regulation has failed’: former UK Treasury chief backs civil service appointment overhaul
The former head of the UK Treasury has backed calls for greater external oversight of civil service appointments, warning that the current system of allowing departments to regulate their own
- Posted November 15, 2021
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UK chancellor announces largest departmental spend increase ‘this century’
Spending by UK government departments is to grow by £150bn (US$206bn) over the period to 2024-25. UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the increase in his Budget and Spending Review today,
- Posted October 27, 2021
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A new breed of public servants: skills and staffing after the pandemic
Civil servants have broken new ground during the COVID-19 pandemic – using hackathons, scientific advisory groups and private sector volunteers to shape policy and deliver services, for example. But at
- Posted May 10, 2021
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UK civil service data shows gaping gender pension gap, says auditor
There is 47% gender pay gap in pensions in the UK civil service, according to analysis published by government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) today. The report, Public
- Posted March 19, 2021
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How to raise taxes without unleashing a firestorm: lessons from former UK chancellors
The question of how to raise taxes without prompting public anger and media criticism will be on the minds of policymakers around the world as they begin to consider the
- Posted March 9, 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