Austerity to continue for many public services as Budget makes further £4bn of cuts
4 years ago

Austerity to continue for many public services as Budget makes further £4bn of cuts

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Austerity will continue for many public services after the Budget slashed a further £4bn a year from departmental spending, the Treasury watchdog says. Meanwhile, 100,000 “excess pensioner-age deaths” from Covid-19 will save nearly £1bn next year, by cutting state pension payments while boosting inheritance tax receipts, the Office for Budget Responsibility said. Rishi Sunak had already pencilled in around £11bn of annual departmental cuts – despite pledging a “recovery” package – with a further £4bn now announced in Wednesday’s Budget. “Taking all these factors into account, we now expect the temporary near-term disruption to EU-UK goods trade to reduce GDP by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year,” the document said.

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Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs. Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell who now sits as an independent MP after rebelling against the Labour whip 'There is …

Billions in welfare cuts loom in UK
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1 week, 4 days ago

Billions in welfare cuts loom in UK

China Daily  

By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2025-03-06 09:17 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves ahead of a meeting at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Canary Wharf, London, Britain Feb 20, 2025. United Kingdom residents could soon find it harder to access welfare money, after the nation's finance minister makes multi-billion-pound cuts to …

Victorian government to cut thousands of public sector jobs to rein in spending
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Victorian government to cut thousands of public sector jobs to rein in spending

ABC  

The Victorian government is set to axe thousands of public sector jobs as it tries to rein in spending in the next budget. But the move has angered the public sector union, which accused the government of mimicking Elon Musk's DOGE in the United States for "cheap votes". Public sector union to fight cuts Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes said the …

UK Public Services Brace for Cuts of Up to 11% to Fund Defense
3 weeks, 6 days ago

UK Public Services Brace for Cuts of Up to 11% to Fund Defense

Live Mint  

-- Some UK government departments are bracing for budget cuts of as much as 11% as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under mounting pressure to plow more money into defense. The Treasury has asked so-called unprotected public services outside of health, education and defense to model two scenarios ahead of a three-year spending review due in June, according to people …

Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review
3 months ago

Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review
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3 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review

The Independent  

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UK to scrap warships, helicopters, and drones in £500m defence cuts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK to scrap warships, helicopters, and drones in £500m defence cuts

The Independent  

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Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase
4 months, 1 week ago

Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase

NL Times  

The government will allocate more money to assess and accommodate asylum seekers in the future if the stricter asylum policy does not deter them. The billions in cuts that the government already booked on the asylum budget will then be adjusted, assured Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber. Faber faced fierce criticism over the cuts in 2027 on, among others, the Central …

We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget

The Independent  

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Spending plans mean £9 billion of cuts after next year, economists warn
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Spending plans mean £9 billion of cuts after next year, economists warn

The Independent  

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Budget watchdog finds £9.5bn shortfall in previous government’s spending plans
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget watchdog finds £9.5bn shortfall in previous government’s spending plans

The Independent  

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Flatlining NHS gets major £22.6billion Budget injection to cut waiting lists - amid warnings there will still be a winter crisis and it may STILL need more cash
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Flatlining NHS gets major £22.6billion Budget injection to cut waiting lists - amid warnings there will still be a winter crisis and it may STILL need more cash

Daily Mail  

The NHS was a major winner from Rachel Reeves's first Budget as Chancellor as she poured £22.6billion more into the flatlining health service. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned the additional funding set to be announced in Labour's first Budget is unlikely to deliver major improvements Yesterday he said the injection of funding will help meet Labour's pledge to deliver …

NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve

The Independent  

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Reeves sympathetic towards ‘mess’ ministers face ahead of Budget
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves sympathetic towards ‘mess’ ministers face ahead of Budget

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer’s warning to ministers after cabinet Budget row erupts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer’s warning to ministers after cabinet Budget row erupts

The Independent  

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Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live

The Independent  

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Public finances on ‘unsustainable path’ without Government action, says watchdog
6 months ago

Public finances on ‘unsustainable path’ without Government action, says watchdog

The Independent  

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When Keir Starmer said ‘painful’, he meant it. Prepare for years of ‘austerity’
6 months, 1 week ago

When Keir Starmer said ‘painful’, he meant it. Prepare for years of ‘austerity’

The Independent  

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Treasury ‘trashed’ public health plans in 2015, says former health secretary
6 months, 1 week ago

Treasury ‘trashed’ public health plans in 2015, says former health secretary

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Businesses call for ‘clear plan’ for economy as Robison announces cuts
6 months, 1 week ago

Businesses call for ‘clear plan’ for economy as Robison announces cuts

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Tough choices ahead but we will not let public services crumble, says Robison
7 months ago

Tough choices ahead but we will not let public services crumble, says Robison

The Independent  

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Chancellor could delay major infrastructure schemes to plug spending shortfall
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chancellor could delay major infrastructure schemes to plug spending shortfall

The Independent  

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Public sector pay rises could cost up to £10 billion, economist warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Public sector pay rises could cost up to £10 billion, economist warns

The Independent  

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Labour and the Tories must stop avoiding the difficult issues
9 months, 1 week ago

Labour and the Tories must stop avoiding the difficult issues

The Independent  

When the political parties unveil their manifestos this week, they have an opportunity to engage voters who have not yet tuned into the election and might not do so. Brexit has barely featured in the election debate; the Tories do not want to remind voters of their part in this act of economic self-harm, and Labour does not want to …

Budget at a glance: What measures did the Government announce?
1 year ago

Budget at a glance: What measures did the Government announce?

The Independent  

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Budget will reflect ‘economic better times coming up’, minister insists
1 year ago

Budget will reflect ‘economic better times coming up’, minister insists

The Independent  

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Jeremy Hunt warned of £2bn real-term cuts to NHS funding
1 year ago

Jeremy Hunt warned of £2bn real-term cuts to NHS funding

The Independent  

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Everything we learnt about Jeremy Hunt’s ‘prudent’ budget from Sunday interviews
1 year ago

Everything we learnt about Jeremy Hunt’s ‘prudent’ budget from Sunday interviews

The Independent  

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Jeremy Hunt looks at policing budget cuts
1 year ago

Jeremy Hunt looks at policing budget cuts

The Telegraph  

Jeremy Hunt is looking at scaling back public spending in next month’s Budget in a move that could shrink budgets for policing, border officials and prison staff by a fifth. The Chancellor is considering reducing the amount spent each year on public services after the next election from a one per cent rise in real terms to a 0.75 per …

Tax cuts give voters ‘clear choice’ at election – Hunt
1 year, 3 months ago

Tax cuts give voters ‘clear choice’ at election – Hunt

The Independent  

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Departments face ‘implausibly large’ spending squeeze under Hunt’s plans
1 year, 3 months ago

Departments face ‘implausibly large’ spending squeeze under Hunt’s plans

The Independent  

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Ministers stress need for discipline over public sector pay rises
1 year, 8 months ago

Ministers stress need for discipline over public sector pay rises

The Independent  

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Michael Gove gives £1.9bn of housing cash back to Treasury as ‘nothing to spend the money on’
1 year, 8 months ago

Michael Gove gives £1.9bn of housing cash back to Treasury as ‘nothing to spend the money on’

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Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending
2 years, 2 months ago

Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending

The Independent  

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NHS hundreds of millions of pounds short of funding to improve care
2 years, 3 months ago

NHS hundreds of millions of pounds short of funding to improve care

The Independent  

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Hunt warned spending cuts may prove ‘undeliverable’
2 years, 3 months ago

Hunt warned spending cuts may prove ‘undeliverable’

The Independent  

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John Swinney warns of ‘severe’ impact on Scotland of UK spending cuts
2 years, 4 months ago

John Swinney warns of ‘severe’ impact on Scotland of UK spending cuts

The Independent  

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NHS wants ANOTHER £7billion
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS wants ANOTHER £7billion

Daily Mail  

Bosses of the ailing NHS want billions more cash to keep key services running this winter as Rishi Sunak rules out cutting its budget as part of the public spending squeeze. For 2021/22 the Treasury said the health service is set to receive £136.1billion pounds of core funding, as well as £3billion to help with the Covid recovery The NHS …

Sunak warned public spending freeze would return services to 2010s austerity
2 years, 4 months ago

Sunak warned public spending freeze would return services to 2010s austerity

The Independent  

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Government wants to cut ‘very large welfare state’, says Truss ally
2 years, 5 months ago

Government wants to cut ‘very large welfare state’, says Truss ally

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Ministers vow ‘spending discipline’ after mini-budget market chaos
2 years, 5 months ago

Ministers vow ‘spending discipline’ after mini-budget market chaos

The Independent  

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Liz Truss demands spending cuts in ‘plenty of areas’ of public services
2 years, 5 months ago

Liz Truss demands spending cuts in ‘plenty of areas’ of public services

The Independent  

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NHS day-to-day budget faces £20bn inflation blackhole, Truss warned
2 years, 6 months ago

NHS day-to-day budget faces £20bn inflation blackhole, Truss warned

The Telegraph  

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the health budget set out at last year’s Spending Review has been made “somewhat redundant by inflation”. “Either the government has got to admit that it isn't able to fund the NHS at the level that it certainly felt it needed to fund the NHS this time last year, or else …

Efficiency minister denies proposed Civil Service cuts are a return to austerity
2 years, 10 months ago

Efficiency minister denies proposed Civil Service cuts are a return to austerity

The Independent  

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David Cameron’s legacy project has budget slashed after Independent expose
3 years, 1 month ago

David Cameron’s legacy project has budget slashed after Independent expose

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Government’s social care reform plan is ‘insufficient’
3 years, 3 months ago

Government’s social care reform plan is ‘insufficient’

The Independent  

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NHS services will be cut without extra £10bn, government warned
3 years, 6 months ago

NHS services will be cut without extra £10bn, government warned

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Philanthropists including Bill and Melinda Gates pledge £100m to cover part of UK foreign aid cut
3 years, 8 months ago

Philanthropists including Bill and Melinda Gates pledge £100m to cover part of UK foreign aid cut

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Decade of budget deficits ahead as government spends billions to recover pandemic-hit economy
3 years, 10 months ago

Decade of budget deficits ahead as government spends billions to recover pandemic-hit economy

ABC  

The Treasurer has declared Australia's economic engine is "roaring back to life" as he unveiled tens of billions in new spending in a budget that could be the Coalition's last before a federal election. Key points: The deficit this financial year is expected to be $161 billion, falling to $106 billion in 2021-22 The government has forecasted an unemployment rate …

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