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Auditors give police finances ‘clean bill of health’ despite challenges

Policing finances in Scotland have received a “clean bill of health” from auditors despite significant challenges. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) published its 2021/22 annual reports and accounts (ARA) on Thursday. It showed the revenue outturn ...

27 Oct 2022 at 18:05

Scotland

Gray to address MSPs as he faces questions over ministerial car use

Health Secretary Neil Gray will address MSPs as he faces questions over his use of a ministerial car to attend Aberdeen football games. Mr Gray will give a statement in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, discussing his ministerial travel. The ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:07

Reeves faces spending wrangles and a search for growth in 2025

Rachel Reeves will enter 2025 with the economy flatlining, inflation rising and a looming Whitehall spending review which experts warn will be “difficult”. The Chancellor believes the Government has taken tough decisions to get the public ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland’s £26bn infrastructure target to be missed, auditor warns

A £26 billion infrastructure investment target is set to be missed by Scottish ministers due to budget constraints, Scotland’s public spending watchdog has warned. The Scottish Government’s infrastructure investment plan set out the ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Rising support for increased taxes and public spending amid inequality concerns

The public is supportive of the Government intervening to help people through the cost-of-living crisis at a similar scale to how it acted during the coronavirus pandemic, research suggests. Support for increased taxes and public ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Reeves alleges £71bn black hole in Tory costings and ‘second mortgage bombshell’

Rachel Reeves has claimed the Conservative manifesto contains £71 billion of unfunded commitments and could result in “a second Tory mortgage bombshell” as the parties continue to clash over tax and spend. Labour’s shadow ...

11 Jun 2024 at 17:37

Keir Starmer faces calls to give MPs a vote on Waspi women compensation

Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to give MPs a vote on his Government’s decision to rule out compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. The Prime Minister insisted taxpayers could not afford ...

18 Dec 2024 at 13:52

Rachel Reeves says compensation for Waspi women would not be fair to taxpayers

Rachel Reeves said she understands the disappointment of women affected by changes to the state pension age, but insisted paying them compensation was not fair to taxpayers. The Chancellor defended the decision not to ...

18 Dec 2024 at 12:59

UK taxes to rise steadily to combat mounting public spending pressures – KPMG

The UK Government faces tough tax choices in the years ahead with mounting public spending pressures versus sluggish economic growth, according to new forecasts. Economists for KPMG said it had been an unexpectedly ...

22 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Ireland

Sinn Fein defends size of alternative budget

Sinn Fein has defended putting forward a much larger alternative budget than the parameters set by Government, despite warnings from experts. The Government’s Summer Economic Statement set out a planned package of ...

02 Oct 2025 at 15:47

Ireland

Government questioned over public money spent on empty offices and hotel rooms

Millions of euros spent on offices that were left empty, hotel rooms that went unused and beds for asylum seekers that were not provided, were all raised in the Dail on Wednesday as members of the opposition ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:10

Labour ‘not sticking to Conservative spending plans’, says shadow minister

A shadow Treasury minister has insisted Labour is “not sticking to Conservative spending plans”, amid fears of post-election cuts. Darren Jones made the remark after it was put to him that the independent ...

12 Mar 2024 at 17:34

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