Prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey have to find answers about where cuts will be made or taxes raised.
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Kenya’s devolution has led to tangible improvements in everyday life in places that had long been left behind.
Findings show that the most political people have the strongest views on green transport infrastructure, potentially skewing the debate.
Austerity means choosing not to invest in citizens, contrary to the mandate of South Africa’s constitution.
The row is not just about immediate spending pressures – it’s the key to future electoral success for both parties.
Victoria is in huge debt but the government is keen to keep spending to stave off worsening unemployment.
The opposition is divided over whether it will win over voters by promising more public investment or by proving it is economically restrained.
Public spending cuts and the soaring cost of living will not only affect people lives now, but could trickle down through generations.
The Mega Millions lotto pot for Jan. 15 is the second largest it’s ever been. Taxes on the lotto go to state governments, but often the money isn’t spent in quite the way it’s supposed to be.
The World Bank is giving $160 billion to help bolster the world’s weaker health systems – but it needs to do more.
Boris Johnson has proposed the public ‘bung a bob for a Big Ben bong’ to commemorate Brexit.
Inequality has reached untenable levels – public spending and wealth taxes are needed.
As MPs flounder over Brexit, rain is leaking into the House of Commons. Was there ever a more fitting time to discuss what this building is for and what it should look like?
Austerity policies cut Britain’s brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
With a federal election looming within a year, our panel looks at what each state and territory has been handed in the budget - and why it matters.
The New South Wales government has come in for heavy criticism over its $2 billion plan to knock down and rebuild two of Sydney’s largest sports stadiums.
Academics deliver their verdict on Philip Hammond.
Putting money into the hands of local communities will be a more useful antidote to the whims of world capitalism.
A new division tasked with delivering the country’s economic goals should be the first step.
As the government moves ahead with its industrial plan, a new report signals it will have to start doing things differently.
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Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Murdoch University
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Professor of Economics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Comparative Employment Systems, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Surrey
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Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Chief Director: Tshwane University of Technology – Institute for Economic Research on Innovation; Node Head: DST/NRF SciSTIP CoE; and Professor Extraordinary: Stellenbosch University – Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology., Tshwane University of Technology