All posts tagged "Treasury"

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  New Zealand plans to build wellbeing into budget decisions

  The public sector needs to focus more strongly on improving the current and future health of people and the environment, the government of New Zealand has said. The country’s Treasury

  • Posted October 3, 2018
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  The Power of Blockchain

  “Blockchain sounds a bit like magic,” says Mark MacDonald. “It isn’t magic, but if you are interested in addressing foundational business, information management and accountability and transparency challenges, we think

  • Posted July 24, 2018
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  UK unions join to condemn paltry pay rises

  All three UK civil service unions have joined forces to call for the government’s latest pay guidance to be scrapped, labelling the consultation process “shambolic and contemptible”. In a show

  • Posted July 1, 2018
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  Auditor brands Canada’s Phoenix pay system an ‘incomprehensible failure’

  Canada’s auditor general has branded the Phoenix pay system an “incomprehensible failure” that is a symptom of a “much deeper cultural issue” within the federal government. Michael Ferguson called on

  • Posted June 6, 2018
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  Northern Ireland hitting budgetary crunch point, warns permanent secretary

  A budget for Northern Ireland needs to be set before Thursday 8 February, the head of the province’s civil service has warned. Northern Ireland Civil Service permanent secretary David Sterling

  • Posted January 31, 2018
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  Does a lower tax rate produce a higher tax take?

  The debate over optimum tax rates goes back centuries, mixing principles and pragmatism: where should rates be set to maximise revenues? As Donald Trump plans a sweeping set of tax

  • Posted November 1, 2017
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  Former UK Treasury chief urges honesty on Brexit

  The UK government is failing to explain the realities of Brexit negotiations to the public, the former permanent secretary to the UK Treasury has warned. Lord Macpherson, who was the

  • Posted September 14, 2017
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  How does a city turn bankruptcy into renewal?

  There was a remarkable moment during the filming of this video when a member of the camera crew felt compelled to thank the man being interviewed – the city of

  • Posted July 25, 2017
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  Report highlights UK government’s ‘weak’ infrastructure decision-making

  The UK government “struggles” to make decisions on big infrastructure projects, wasting civil servants’ time and taxpayers’ money, a specialist UK think tank has warned. A report by the Institute

  • Posted June 29, 2017
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  Brazil boosts analysis of risks to public finances

  Brazil has beefed up the way it assesses risks to its public finances after the International Monetary Fund identified “weaknesses” in planning. Amid deteriorating economic conditions, the country’s treasury has

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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