A round-up of public finance news stories from the US and Canada you might have missed this week (April 22–26).

Federal tax revenues to suffer from budget cuts: IRS chief

The head of the Internal Revenue Service cautioned on Thursday that tax collections will suffer from budget cuts imposed on the agency by Congress (Reuters).

Former Canadian budget watchdog called ‘partisan' by government

The government is accusing its former parliamentary budget officer of partisanship and favouring opposition MPs over Conservatives (CBC News).

Boehner-led cost-cutting saving millions in the US House

The House of Representatives will spend 15% less on its own operations this year than it did three years ago under a cost-cutting effort launched by Speaker John Boehner that is on pace to save taxpayers more than $400m by the end of this year (USA Today).

US budget cuts back in spotlight as flight delays mount

The Obama administration on Wednesday backed a plan that would temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting US air travel, while lawmakers in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the impact of the reductions began being felt across the country (Reuters).

US Senate confirms Burwell as new White House budget chief

The US Senate has confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as director of the White House budget office, adding a key player to this summer’s looming battle over raising the debt limit (Bloomberg).