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Treasury

December 24, 2020

Government warned to improve its use of science advice

Scientists thought the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was epidemiologically illiterate, and SAGE was consulted too late about the return of university students to offer useful advice, says the Institute for Government.
October 26, 2020

EU state aid rules 'no excuse' for government failure to level up UK, says TUC

Progressive state intervention in support of jobs, businesses and inclusive growth is compatible with both the current state aid rules and a future trade relationship based on a level playing field, says the TUC.
October 25, 2020

NAO report on Coronavirus employment support schemes

There is considerable risk that some employers committed furlough fraud by keeping employees working in lockdown, or by claiming payments and not passing them on to employees in full.
October 14, 2020

A fantasy Cabinet for a better reality

On top of its countless other failings, one of the features of our current government is an absence of fresh or original thinking.
September 20, 2020

NAO report on the production and distribution of cash

A coordinated effort is needed to prevent vulnerable people who rely on cash for transactions from being excluded, says the National Audit Office.
September 15, 2020

Plan for public service jobs to cut post COVID-19 unemployment, says TUC

The TUC identifies 600,000 existing public service vacancies and staffing gaps that government could unlock quickly to cut unemployment.
May 7, 2020

Treasury U-turns on commitment to tax transparency

The U-turn on tax transparency is another move towards the UK becoming an aggressive tax haven, says the Tax Justice Network.
August 28, 2019

Technical problems persist with tax-free childcare

The Early Years Alliance says tax-free childcare is a regressive policy because parents with more disposable income receive more financial support from government than those with less.
June 21, 2019

National Audit Office report on the effectiveness of government spending on overseas aid

The National Audit Office says widening Official Development Assistance expenditure to other departments has increased risks to its effectiveness.
June 11, 2019

Doctors will leave NHS unless pension taxation is overhauled, BMA tells Prime Minister

The British Medical Association says the NHS is on the cusp of a major workforce crisis and that patients will suffer unless there is significant reform to pension taxation.