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25-Jan-24, 08:40
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Treasury ‘orthodoxy': What Is It? And Is It A Problem For Government?



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This report examines accusations that rigid beliefs - an ‘orthodoxy' - shape the Treasury's economic thinking, with former prime minister Liz Truss and her allies attacking the department for being ideologically anti-growth and anti-democratic in the way it worked with ministers. While it dismisses these anti-growth allegations - Treasury orthodoxy emphasises the importance of spending control and sound money, as would be expected at a finance ministry - it identifies flaws with the department that cause problems for government. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/22580)]