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2 Mar 21
Councils will gain access to £4bn worth of loans for capital projects from the new UK Infrastructure Bank - although experts have raised questions about the lending rate.
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3 Feb 21
The costs of independence to the Scottish economy are likely to be two to three times greater than the costs of Brexit as a result of increased trade costs, a study warns.
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26 Jan 21
The UK’s economy has been weakened by significant challenges relating to Brexit, with exit from the single market set to impact medium-term growth, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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19 Jan 21
The UK’s credit rating could decrease if the Brexit free trade agreement with the European Union undermines economic performance, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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7 Jan 21
Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, examines the potential financial impacts for councils of the post-Brexit agreement between the UK and European Union.
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7 Jan 21
The UK’s economy could take until 2024 to reach pre-Covid-19 levels, economists at PwC have warned.
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16 Dec 20
A proposed post-Brexit overhaul of the UK’s public procurement rules would make it easier buyers to encourage social value, according to the government.
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8 Dec 20
As many as one in 20 local authorities in England risk financial failure as a result of a disruptive European Union Exit, according to a leaked government report.
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6 Nov 20
The combined disruption of Covid-19 and Brexit may lead to a financial squeeze for HMRC next year, a report from the tax department said.
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3 Nov 20
The ongoing pandemic disruption combined with Brexit could overwhelm local authorities and devolved administrations, according to the Institute for Government.
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26 Oct 20
The UK’s credit rating could be upgraded if a post-Brexit trade deal is agreed with the European Union, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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23 Oct 20
Brexit could lead to a lowering in fraud prevention standards, according to the head of counter fraud and investigation at the Government Internal Audit Agency.
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19 Oct 20
Former chancellor Philip Hammond has described prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the UK will prosper under any no-deal Brexit as a "delusion".
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14 Oct 20
The UK government will need to get record debt in relation to GDP onto a “downward path” once the economy has recovered from Covid-19, according to the OECD.
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9 Oct 20
The UK local authority sector could see a future downgrade to its credit rating if a sustained recession leads to further spending cuts, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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2 Oct 20
The economic disruption caused by Covid-19 and Brexit could complicate the government’s “levelling up” agenda, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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18 Sep 20
Finance ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments.
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15 Sep 20
The UK government should look to create its own state aid system after the Brexit transitional agreement ends, according to the Institute for Government.
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10 Sep 20
The government’s Internal Market Bill could make a future free trade deal with the European Union harder, leaving UK GDP 2% worse off, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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9 Sep 20
The government’s Internal Market Bill published today would allow ministers to override state aid laws after the end of the Brexit transition period.
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4 Sep 20
Financial management was not built into the overall European Union exit programme of work, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
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7 Aug 20
The government is set to spend £335m on a new system for moving goods into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
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13 Jul 20
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has voiced worries over a lack of detail from government on the Shared Prosperity Fund, expected to replace European Union structural funds from next year.
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4 Jun 20
An additional £3bn could be lost from the coronavirus-hit Scottish economy over the next two years if an extension to the Brexit transition period is not agreed, the Scottish Government has warned.
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30 Mar 20
The UK’s credit rating has been downgraded to AA- from AA by credit rating agency Fitch, due to debt levels related to the coronavirus pandemic.