Tag Archives: Budgets
Budget allocations announced for DEFRA, UK research councils and HEFCE
This afternoon government departments have published details of their budget allocations for 2011-2015. This follows on from higher-level budgets allocated in the Treasury’s Comprehensive Spending Review published in November. DEFRA has outlined the annual expenditure for each of its Arm’s … Continue reading
Government set to sell off Britain’s forests
Up to 150,000 hectares of state-owned forests and land could be sold to private investors, under a new government strategy to raise funds towards decreasing the Budget deficit. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman is expected to announce details of the … Continue reading
Science Budget to be Frozen, whilst Defra to face cuts of 8% per year
Chancellor George Osborne has just finished delivering the Comprehensive Spending Review to the House of Commons, which outlines Departmental spending from 2011/12 to 2014/15. Amongst the Departmental settlements revealed by the Chancellor was the news that the science budget is … Continue reading