Sentences with phrase «scrutinise spending»

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It increases the chance of higher fiscal spending but it will also reinforce the backlash against globalisation and associated forces of which migration policy and trade are obviously likely to be heavily scrutinised.

The crackdown on discretionary spending inside the company, including slashing the use of consultants, comes as Treasury closely scrutinises some of its lesser - known brands.

The Commons» defence committee says the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) reluctance to discuss future spending is preventing it from scrutinising the department.

In the post-expenses age when everything about MPs» spending is scrutinised closely, it seems extraordinary these motions survive.

«We have transformed the way the department manages its finances, so spending is attached to tangible results on the ground, which are rigorously scrutinised by the new independent aid watchdog,» international development secretary Andrew Mitchell said.

Police from around the country are scrutinising claims the party broke election spending legislation

As someone who spent time scrutinising the Bill at committee and report stage, I can still see a number of areas that need serious improvement which I hope the Lords will be able to achieve.

«We have scrutinised public spending line by line and found the savings we need to pay for all our priorities.

While a respected think tank and well known at budget time when they scrutinise the Chancellor of the Exchequer's figures and projections, their dominance arguably limits how the parties» tax and spend policies are understood and interpreted.

Ed Balls, Labour's Shadow Chancellor, has sensibly argued that the Office for Budgetary Responsibility should independently scrutinise the fiscal plans of each of the parties, making the implications of each prospectus for taxing and spending more transparent.

Shadow international development secretary Andrew Mitchell expressed reservations at the move, saying: «In this age of austerity, spending on rebranding will be very carefully scrutinised.»

It will also cause a headache for the Chancellor ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review slated for this autumn, which the OBR will be charged with scrutinising.

We made a point of trying to get away from the campaign to cover the choice: the 6 and 10 did a series on big issues, from airports to defence spending to social care, that weren't getting much play in the campaign; Newsnight interrogated the future of the NHS; Andrew Neil's series of Daily Politics debates analysed policy, department by department over two weeks; and, online, from Reality Check to constituency profiles, we scrutinised the detail.

If your aim is to point out the weaknesses in climate research in general, then surely time an effort of all sceptics would be better spent scrutinising more recent work

If your aim is to point out the weaknesses in climate research in general, then surely time an effort of all sceptics would be better spent scrutinising more recent work, than a single 7 year old paper.

It is entirely right that high salaries in the public sector are questioned and scrutinised, and particularly so in education where every penny spent must clearly be to the benefit of pupils.

Maybe his time, given his varying roles, would be better spent a. Getting his Trust to produce a detailed case - study with a breakdown of all the cost - savings made, for other schools to scrutinise and benchmark against... and b. actually making sure that the folk setting up his much trumpeted «national deals brokered by the government to help schools save money on energy bills and hardware like printers and photocopiers» do a better job.

The Public Accounts Committee, which scrutinises the value of public spending, said there were early signs that pupil premium funding was making a positive difference.

They appoint headteachers, examine how money is being spent and scrutinise the progress that students make.