No savings from tuition fee hike, says IFS

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   24 April 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         No savings from tuition fee hike, says IFS The coalition’s decision to increase university tuition fees to £9,000 is unlikely to substantially reduce the total taxpayer contribution to the sector, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The think-tank examined the changes for Universities UK’s Student Funding Panel, which is to consider reforms to the system...       CIPFA NEWS Contract management: three questions to ask yourself Jay Hussain, director of Moore Stephens, explains how and why good contract management has never been more important to public sector organisations, ahead of his speech at this year’s CIPFA Audit Conference. Deliver savings from PFI CIPFA has teamed up with highly experienced specialist PFI advisory partners to create a new service that will help organisations navigate complexity and identify areas for potential savings within their PFI contracts. CIPFA IT audit and information security update CIPFA’s annual seminar focuses on the latest IT audit and security issues together with support in planning and delivering an effective IT audit service. Join in the discussion at #ITauditcipfa. CIPFA Annual Conference The programme is now available for CIPFA’s 2014 annual conference, Risk, Resilience, Reform: Creating a Sustainable Future. The conference will bring together world-class speakers to discuss the challenges facing the public sector in a post-austerity world. More CIPFA news     DISCUSSION How to fill the NHS funding gap Should National Insurance contributions be increased to plug a 'looming £30bn a year black hole' in NHS funding? Join CIPFA’s LinkedIn group to contribute to the discussion.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS An introductory guide to local government finance (2014 edition) This updated guide is the definitive handbook to local government finance for all those with an interest in public services. It is designed to be easy to read and give the reader the key information they need at their fingertips. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS May 1  CIPFA in Wales: meet the President Cardiff More/book May 7  CIPFA Yorkshire & Humber: Why a corporate approach to tackling financial imperatives and fraud is more important than ever before Leeds More/book May 13  Transforming organisations - payment by results: making it real London More/book May 14-15  CIPFA audit conference Hampshire More/book May 22  CIPFA national housing conference London More/book June 18 CIPFA IT audit and information security update Birmingham More/book June 30 Creating conditions for growth through sound public finance and governance Liverpool More/book July 1-3  CIPFA annual conference London More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email