US EditionChancellor Rachel Reeves Plans 15% Civil Service Budget Cut, Aiming to Axe 10,000 Jobs
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to cut the civil service budget by 15%, aiming to save £2.2 billion yearly by 2029-30, as part of the government's spending review.
- The Cabinet Office will instruct departments to reduce budgets by 10% by 2028-29, aiming for £1.5 billion in savings.
- Warnings have been issued about the implications of a cheaper civil service not necessarily leading to better service, emphasizing the need for genuine reform.
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The warfare state can rescue Britain
Remember “securonomics”? Once the leitmotif for Joe Biden’s administration, it was enthusiastically embraced by Rachel Reeves as shadow chancellor in a landmark speech she gave in the US capital in May 2023. Prioritising national economic strength and resilience in the face of an uncertain world, she said, was going to usher in a new settlement to replace the failed Washington consensus of hyper-globalisation, free trade and outsourced industria…
Rachel Reeves's civil service cuts must be a spur for reform
Rachel Reeves's civil service cuts must be a spur for reform sam.macrory Mon, 24/03/2025 - 14:10 How can the government successfully approach civil service savings? 4 Comment Alex Thomas Institute for Government Yes Rachel Reeves is right to resist setting a headcount target for civil service cuts. Civil service Civil servants Civil service reform Spring statement Public spending Labour Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Chancellor of the ex…
Reeves backs Jackdaw and Rosebank developments in North Sea
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas developments in the North Sea will go ahead despite a court ruling invalidating their approval. The post Reeves backs Jackdaw and Rosebank developments in North Sea appeared first on Energy Voice.
The UK is laying off 10,000 employees from the public sector. Currently, more than 500,000 people work in the British civil service. Article More than 10,000 budgeters will be fired, the announcement from the Ministry of Finance: “We will respect the tax rules, despite the turbulence” appears for the first time on Romania TV.
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