
Austerity to continue for many public services as Budget makes further £4bn of cuts
The IndependentSign 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.
History of this topic

Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows
Daily Mail
Billions in welfare cuts loom in UK
China DailyVictorian government to cut thousands of public sector jobs to rein in spending
ABC
UK Public Services Brace for Cuts of Up to 11% to Fund Defense
Live Mint
Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review
The Independent
Rachel Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review
The Independent
UK to scrap warships, helicopters, and drones in £500m defence cuts
The Independent
Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase
NL Times
We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget
The Independent
Spending plans mean £9 billion of cuts after next year, economists warn
The Independent
Budget watchdog finds £9.5bn shortfall in previous government’s spending plans
The Independent
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
NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve
The Independent
Reeves sympathetic towards ‘mess’ ministers face ahead of Budget
The Independent
Keir Starmer’s warning to ministers after cabinet Budget row erupts
The Independent
Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts
The Independent
Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live
The Independent
Public finances on ‘unsustainable path’ without Government action, says watchdog
The Independent
When Keir Starmer said ‘painful’, he meant it. Prepare for years of ‘austerity’
The Independent
Treasury ‘trashed’ public health plans in 2015, says former health secretary
The Independent
Businesses call for ‘clear plan’ for economy as Robison announces cuts
The Independent
Tough choices ahead but we will not let public services crumble, says Robison
The Independent
Chancellor could delay major infrastructure schemes to plug spending shortfall
The Independent
Public sector pay rises could cost up to £10 billion, economist warns
The Independent
Labour and the Tories must stop avoiding the difficult issues
The Independent
Budget at a glance: What measures did the Government announce?
The Independent
Budget will reflect ‘economic better times coming up’, minister insists
The Independent
Jeremy Hunt warned of £2bn real-term cuts to NHS funding
The IndependentEverything we learnt about Jeremy Hunt’s ‘prudent’ budget from Sunday interviews
The Independent
Jeremy Hunt looks at policing budget cuts
The Telegraph
Tax cuts give voters ‘clear choice’ at election – Hunt
The Independent
Departments face ‘implausibly large’ spending squeeze under Hunt’s plans
The Independent
Ministers stress need for discipline over public sector pay rises
The Independent
Michael Gove gives £1.9bn of housing cash back to Treasury as ‘nothing to spend the money on’
The Independent
Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending
The Independent
NHS hundreds of millions of pounds short of funding to improve care
The Independent
Hunt warned spending cuts may prove ‘undeliverable’
The Independent
John Swinney warns of ‘severe’ impact on Scotland of UK spending cuts
The Independent
NHS wants ANOTHER £7billion
Daily Mail
Sunak warned public spending freeze would return services to 2010s austerity
The Independent
Government wants to cut ‘very large welfare state’, says Truss ally
The Independent
Ministers vow ‘spending discipline’ after mini-budget market chaos
The Independent
Liz Truss demands spending cuts in ‘plenty of areas’ of public services
The Independent
NHS day-to-day budget faces £20bn inflation blackhole, Truss warned
The Telegraph
Efficiency minister denies proposed Civil Service cuts are a return to austerity
The Independent
David Cameron’s legacy project has budget slashed after Independent expose
The Independent
Government’s social care reform plan is ‘insufficient’
The Independent
NHS services will be cut without extra £10bn, government warned
The Independent
Philanthropists including Bill and Melinda Gates pledge £100m to cover part of UK foreign aid cut
The IndependentDecade of budget deficits ahead as government spends billions to recover pandemic-hit economy
ABCDiscover Related










)





























