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A cross-Whitehall efficiency crackdown to cut £5.5 billion of wasteful spending was announced by the Chancellor today (Sunday 20 March).
This Christmas, the Environment Agency is sharing 24 simple steps that we can all take to make more sustainable choices.
New rules for IT contracts will ensure maximum value for taxpayers.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The government expects to save over £3 billion in one year as a result of the efficiency and reform measures introduced by the coalition government.
As part of the government’s determination to protect the public purse, it is clamping down on taxpayers’ money being used to hire lobbyists.
In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".
Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…
The Efficiency and Reform Group has supported departments in saving £14.3 billion against a 2009 to 2010 baseline.
The government has saved more than £5.5 billion for the taxpayer during the last year, Francis Maude announced today.
Too often councils are getting ripped off when procuring goods or services even though the nation’s deficit is running at £156bn. Communities…
The UK is testing Catch Quota management which counts what is caught rather than what is landed at port.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is calling on councils to make every pound go further in the face of the nation’s £156 billion deficit.
Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
A radical new blueprint for how our NHS buys everything has been unveiled by health minister Dr Dan Poulter today.
Baroness Verma's speech to the Behave Conference on behaviour change and consumer engagement.
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