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19 Apr 16
Greg Clark has confirmed that business rate cuts set out in last month’s Budget will not affect the four-year funding settlements for local authorities.
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23 Mar 16
A government review into Network Rail’s structure is likely to herald more diversity in rail delivery across the country, which could unlock innovation
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23 Mar 16
The sugar levy has been a victory for public health campaigners but other measures in the Budget may not be so sweet
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18 Mar 16
There needs to be clarity on how reforms to take small firms out of business rates will affect councils. There is a risk the link between economic growth and increased local revenues will be broken.
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17 Mar 16
Public finance professionals are uniquely placed to give organisations the leadership, strategy and hope they need to keep up morale in the face of continued austerity, CIPFA chief executive Rob...
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17 Mar 16
Chancellor George Osborne is only on track to meet his one unbroken fiscal target thanks to some “fiddling around” with incomings and outgoings of the public purse, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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17 Mar 16
George Osborne’s Budget set a good direction on devolution and prevention through the sugar tax, but there are too many surprises and uncertainties for top marks.
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16 Mar 16
Budget 2016 provided a £3.5bn public sector savings target but could have been bolder on reform
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16 Mar 16
The Budget received the traditional mixed reception in Scotland, though with a broad welcome for the help given to the struggling North Sea oil & gas sector.
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16 Mar 16
The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
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16 Mar 16
Chancellor George Osborne has breached two of his three fiscal targets, with objectives on debt and welfare spending missed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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16 Mar 16
This Budget suggests George Osborne is off his game and in denial about the effects of spending cuts on economic growth.
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16 Mar 16
The chancellor made great play of delivering stability, but after today's announcements this feels further away than ever for local government.
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16 Mar 16
The Treasury has given the green light to plans set out by the National Infrastructure Commission for a High Speed 3 rail network in the North of England.
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16 Mar 16
Small businesses are to be exempt from business rates from next April in a move that will reduce the revenue raised – which is 50% retained by councils – by £6.7bn over the next...
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16 Mar 16
Chancellor George Osborne has announced he will be imposing further spending cuts in an effort to make additional savings of £3.5bn by 2019/20, as part of today’s Budget.
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16 Mar 16
Soft drinks manufacturers will have to pay a “sugar tax” on their products, expected to net the Treasury £520m, chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Budget.
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14 Mar 16
George Osborne is likely to have to make more spending cuts in Wednesday’s Budget. Will he bite the bullet and slow the pace of deficit reduction?
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14 Mar 16
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
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14 Mar 16
Councils have urged George Osborne to impose no further cuts on local government in this week’s Budget statement following warnings from the chancellor that public spending might be cut further.
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12 Mar 16
The chair of the House of Commons’ science and technology select committee has called on the government to set out a road map to increase public spending on research and development to boost...
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11 Mar 16
The chancellor’s statement next week must be focused on making the most of the UK’s cities if the country is to weather the tough economic climate ahead
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8 Mar 16
A £2.3bn deficit across the NHS in the first nine months of the financial year illustrates the pressure the health service is under. Next week’s Budget may shed more light on what the long-term...
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29 Feb 16
George Osborne has indicated that he is likely to make further cuts to government spending in the 16 March Budget because of slower growth.
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24 Feb 16
As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
19 Apr 16Greg Clark has confirmed that business rate cuts set out in last month’s Budget will not affect the four-year funding settlements for local authorities.
23 Mar 16A government review into Network Rail’s structure is likely to herald more diversity in rail delivery across the country, which could unlock innovation
23 Mar 16The sugar levy has been a victory for public health campaigners but other measures in the Budget may not be so sweet
18 Mar 16There needs to be clarity on how reforms to take small firms out of business rates will affect councils. There is a risk the link between economic growth and increased local revenues will be broken.
17 Mar 16Public finance professionals are uniquely placed to give organisations the leadership, strategy and hope they need to keep up morale in the face of continued austerity, CIPFA chief executive Rob...
17 Mar 16Chancellor George Osborne is only on track to meet his one unbroken fiscal target thanks to some “fiddling around” with incomings and outgoings of the public purse, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
17 Mar 16George Osborne’s Budget set a good direction on devolution and prevention through the sugar tax, but there are too many surprises and uncertainties for top marks.
16 Mar 16Budget 2016 provided a £3.5bn public sector savings target but could have been bolder on reform
16 Mar 16The Budget received the traditional mixed reception in Scotland, though with a broad welcome for the help given to the struggling North Sea oil & gas sector.
16 Mar 16The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
16 Mar 16Chancellor George Osborne has breached two of his three fiscal targets, with objectives on debt and welfare spending missed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
16 Mar 16This Budget suggests George Osborne is off his game and in denial about the effects of spending cuts on economic growth.
16 Mar 16The Treasury has given the green light to plans set out by the National Infrastructure Commission for a High Speed 3 rail network in the North of England.
16 Mar 16Small businesses are to be exempt from business rates from next April in a move that will reduce the revenue raised – which is 50% retained by councils – by £6.7bn over the next...
16 Mar 16Chancellor George Osborne has announced he will be imposing further spending cuts in an effort to make additional savings of £3.5bn by 2019/20, as part of today’s Budget.
16 Mar 16Soft drinks manufacturers will have to pay a “sugar tax” on their products, expected to net the Treasury £520m, chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Budget.
14 Mar 16George Osborne is likely to have to make more spending cuts in Wednesday’s Budget. Will he bite the bullet and slow the pace of deficit reduction?
14 Mar 16Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
12 Mar 16The chair of the House of Commons’ science and technology select committee has called on the government to set out a road map to increase public spending on research and development to boost...
11 Mar 16The chancellor’s statement next week must be focused on making the most of the UK’s cities if the country is to weather the tough economic climate ahead
24 Feb 16As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
