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7 Jan 22
Some Conservative MPs began the year calling for a U-turn on April's scheduled hike in National Insurance rates due to a looming cost-of-living crisis. But experts believe that it will be hard...
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4 Jan 22
The UK chancellor touted his low tax credentials while raising taxes to their highest level since the 1950s in his Autumn Budget.
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27 Oct 21
The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
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3 Oct 19
Brexit has been named as the reason for the UK facing a possible recession and the expected delay of the government’s annual statement on its fiscal plans.
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3 Oct 19
The government will have to find a way of replacing revenue lost from fuel tax as it works towards hitting emissions targets, economists have warned.
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22 Oct 18
Councils are calling on manufacturers to “play their part” in meeting the rising cost of recycling after China banned the importation of certain materials.
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12 Oct 18
The government should look beyond income tax, National Insurance and VAT to find funding for the NHS, a tax campaign group has argued.
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12 Oct 18
School inspections will relax the emphasis on grades and focus instead on the wider ‘quality of education’, according to Ofsted head Amanda Spielman.
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28 Nov 17
The chancellor in the Budget did not make use of the most powerful tool in his arsenal - public investment, argues IPPR's Laurie Laybourn-Langton.
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27 Nov 17
Other departments in Whitehall might have looked on at health with envy after the Budget but its deal may not be as good as it appears, says NHS Providers’ Adam Wright.
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27 Nov 17
Key elements of the government’s £1.5bn package for universal credit will not come into effect until next year, it has been revealed.
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24 Nov 17
The silence on social care in the Budget was worrying, says Rob Whiteman, but there were some winners in the chancellor's announcement on Wednesday.
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24 Nov 17
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the UK is in danger of losing two decades of economic growth, in the think-tank's post-Budget analysis.
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24 Nov 17
Councils need greater devolution and more funding, local government leaders said after the chancellor announced in the Budget London councils will pilot 100% business rate retention in 2018-19.
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23 Nov 17
We need more than the measures announced in yesterday’s Budget to solve the housing crisis, says the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Melanie Rees.
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23 Nov 17
Pressing public services issues were conspicuous by their absence from the Budget speech yesterday, says the Institute for Government's Emily Andrews.
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23 Nov 17
While Philip Hammond's funding commitments to education in the Budget were positive it will take more than cash to get education right, says Reform's Emilie Sundorph.
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23 Nov 17
Bodies representing public sector workers have criticised the lack of action on the pay cap in the Budget yesterday.
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22 Nov 17
Philip Hammond’s changes to tax, benefits and housing don’t add up to much for hard-pressed families, argues the JRF’s Katie Schmuecker
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22 Nov 17
The government is committed to a “fair and sustainable tax system” that is fit for the future, Philip Hammond said in his Budget statement today.
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22 Nov 17
Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be lifted for local authorities in areas of “high affordability pressures” to build more homes, it was revealed in the Budget today.
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22 Nov 17
There wasn’t much of a strategy behind Philip Hammond’s statement, either politically or economically, says Dan Corry
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22 Nov 17
Philip Hammond has pledged a £1.5bn package to address concerns over the controversial flagship welfare reform programme universal credit.
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22 Nov 17
The government will provide £40m to train maths teachers across the country to give pupils the knowledge needed for the digital economy, chancellor Philip Hammond said in his Budget statement.
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22 Nov 17
The UK will set aside £3bn over the next two years to help Whitehall prepare for “every possible outcome” of Brexit, the chancellor announced in his Budget speech today.
7 Jan 22Some Conservative MPs began the year calling for a U-turn on April's scheduled hike in National Insurance rates due to a looming cost-of-living crisis. But experts believe that it will be hard...
4 Jan 22The UK chancellor touted his low tax credentials while raising taxes to their highest level since the 1950s in his Autumn Budget.
27 Oct 21The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
3 Oct 19Brexit has been named as the reason for the UK facing a possible recession and the expected delay of the government’s annual statement on its fiscal plans.
3 Oct 19The government will have to find a way of replacing revenue lost from fuel tax as it works towards hitting emissions targets, economists have warned.
22 Oct 18Councils are calling on manufacturers to “play their part” in meeting the rising cost of recycling after China banned the importation of certain materials.
12 Oct 18The government should look beyond income tax, National Insurance and VAT to find funding for the NHS, a tax campaign group has argued.
12 Oct 18School inspections will relax the emphasis on grades and focus instead on the wider ‘quality of education’, according to Ofsted head Amanda Spielman.
28 Nov 17The chancellor in the Budget did not make use of the most powerful tool in his arsenal - public investment, argues IPPR's Laurie Laybourn-Langton.
27 Nov 17Other departments in Whitehall might have looked on at health with envy after the Budget but its deal may not be as good as it appears, says NHS Providers’ Adam Wright.
27 Nov 17Key elements of the government’s £1.5bn package for universal credit will not come into effect until next year, it has been revealed.
24 Nov 17The silence on social care in the Budget was worrying, says Rob Whiteman, but there were some winners in the chancellor's announcement on Wednesday.
24 Nov 17The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the UK is in danger of losing two decades of economic growth, in the think-tank's post-Budget analysis.
24 Nov 17Councils need greater devolution and more funding, local government leaders said after the chancellor announced in the Budget London councils will pilot 100% business rate retention in 2018-19.
23 Nov 17We need more than the measures announced in yesterday’s Budget to solve the housing crisis, says the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Melanie Rees.
23 Nov 17Pressing public services issues were conspicuous by their absence from the Budget speech yesterday, says the Institute for Government's Emily Andrews.
23 Nov 17While Philip Hammond's funding commitments to education in the Budget were positive it will take more than cash to get education right, says Reform's Emilie Sundorph.
23 Nov 17Bodies representing public sector workers have criticised the lack of action on the pay cap in the Budget yesterday.
22 Nov 17Philip Hammond’s changes to tax, benefits and housing don’t add up to much for hard-pressed families, argues the JRF’s Katie Schmuecker
22 Nov 17The government is committed to a “fair and sustainable tax system” that is fit for the future, Philip Hammond said in his Budget statement today.
22 Nov 17Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be lifted for local authorities in areas of “high affordability pressures” to build more homes, it was revealed in the Budget today.
22 Nov 17There wasn’t much of a strategy behind Philip Hammond’s statement, either politically or economically, says Dan Corry
22 Nov 17Philip Hammond has pledged a £1.5bn package to address concerns over the controversial flagship welfare reform programme universal credit.
22 Nov 17The government will provide £40m to train maths teachers across the country to give pupils the knowledge needed for the digital economy, chancellor Philip Hammond said in his Budget statement.
22 Nov 17The UK will set aside £3bn over the next two years to help Whitehall prepare for “every possible outcome” of Brexit, the chancellor announced in his Budget speech today.
