ICAEW members work in the public interest for the long-term benefit of the UK. Many of our members work in the public sector, or are auditors or consultants to public-sector organisations. ICAEW supports strong financial leadership and public finance management – featuring accountability, transparency, and strong corporate governance and ethics – to ensure that public money is spent wisely.
Join the Public Sector Community30 March 2020: the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has suggested that the budgeted fiscal deficit for the financial year starting 1 April 2020 of £55bn could more than triple to £177bn due to the coronavirus pandemic.
26 March 2020: the following is our understanding of this policy and how this will work based on the information published up to and including 26 March. It should not be relied on for advice at this stage but is intended to give an indication of how the scheme will work.
20 March 2020: ICAEW chart of the week
17 March 2020: the NAO has provided an analysis of the spending by government departments on preparing for Brexit, highlighting just how significant an exercise leaving the EU is for the government machine.