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 ...

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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 ...