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Spending watchdog refuses to sign off ‘inadequate’ public sector accounts A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the ...
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over the decade and 11.8 million ...
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. economy may slow as it transitions away from public spending towards more private spending ...
The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned ...
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The Labour Party is betting that extra spending on public services and more investment will eventually revitalize the country’s stagnant economy. By Eshe Nelson Reporting from London Rachel ...
Using county-level public finance data for the period 1972–2012, we estimated the impact of local public hospital spending and nonhospital health spending on all-cause mortality in the county.
The official audit watchdog has refused to sign off the Government’s spending figures for the first time due to inadequate scrutiny of local authorities’ finances. Severe backlogs in the ...