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Hunt for finance chief to rule mandarins nears end

Appilications for the position of Whitehall's finance chief have now closed, the Financial Times reports.

The FT mentions second permanent secretary to the Treasury Sharon White's appearance at an IfG panel discussion on the government's financial management review. 

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