All George Osborne articles – Page 9
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News'Real terms' funding increases likely to mean 1.9%, DH reveals
The Department of Health is expecting its budget to increase by as little as 1.9% next financial year, acting permanent secretary Richard Douglas has confirmed.
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NewsLansley warns Tories to brace for unpopularity
Conservatives must be prepared for increasing unpopularity as the spending cuts begin to affect public services, party activists have been warned.
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NewsLabour must challenge cuts agenda says Balls
Labour must stand up and challenge the coalition government’s claim that there is no alternative to swingeing cuts, party leadership contender Ed Balls will say today.
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NewsSpending review 'will make society fairer'
Chancellor George Osborne has defended the coalition government’s planned spending cuts, claiming that ringfencing the NHS demonstrates the government’s commitment to fairness.
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NewsWhitehall unlikely to meet saving target
Whitehall departments are unlikely to be able to deliver £35bn of value-for-money savings promised by the end of this financial year, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
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NewsOnly government spending warded off recession
Only a huge hike in government spending preserved growth for the UK’s fragile economy during the first three months of this year, official figures show.
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NewsMonitor issues warning on declining foundation profits
The financial fortunes of foundation trusts slipped in the last months of 2009-10, the latest report from their regulator Monitor shows.
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NewsLord Hutton to lead NHS pension probe
NHS pensions are to be scrutinised by an independent commission formed to address the “growing disparity” between provision in the public and private sectors.
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NewsBusiness leaders call for public sector pay freeze
Business leaders have urged the government to introduce an immediate two-year pay freeze in the public sector and drop “unsustainable” pledges to maintain spending on health and overseas aid.
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Department of Health spared immediate spending cuts
The Department of Health’s overall spending will not be reduced in the current financial year, the Treasury has confirmed.
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NewsOsborne commissions audit of Whitehall spending
Chancellor George Osborne is to commission an independent audit of the Government’s books after finding examples of “crazy” spending decisions in Labour’s last year in power, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on the NHS budget
Here’s a summary of the financial plan for the English NHS.
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Tories to plug £6bn NI hole by cutting waste
Conservatives will reverse the bulk of the government’s planned increase in National Insurance by cutting £6bn of “waste” from the public sector, shadow chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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NewsConservatives pledge autumn spending cuts
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has promised to publish detailed departmental spending cuts by the autumn if the Tories win the forthcoming general election.
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NewsTories sketch out public sector co-ops
The Tories have renewed a pledge to give public sector workers the chance to form co-operatives to run services.
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NewsTories pledge to cut spending immediately
A Conservative government would start cutting back on state spending immediately after taking office if it were to win this year’s general election, shadow chancellor George Osborne said.
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NewsPublic sector waste 'costs £60bn'
Waste in public services, including the NHS, is costing the taxpayer £60bn a year, shadow Treasury minister Philip Hammond is to tell the Policy Exchange think tank.
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NewsTories clarify Osborne's pension cap and pay freeze
NHS managers are excluded from shadow chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to cap public sector pension payouts at £50,000 a year, the Conservatives have told HSJ.
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NewsLabour leads Tories over NHS
Voters still prefer Labour to the Conservatives where the NHS and public health are concerned, according to research by pollsters ICM.
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LeaderAndrew Lansley and NHS managers must face hard truths about cuts
The policies which shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley outlined to this week’s Conservative conference are not the answer to the exam question he will be set - save £20bn.