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6 Feb 20
The chancellor’s aim of raising the UK’s economic growth to 2.75% per year is “unlikely” in the current climate, according to Britain’s oldest economic think-tank.
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7 Sep 18
Scotland’s productivity has remained broadly stagnant over the past 15 years despite its skilled workforce and a wealth of government strategies, according to new analysis.
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4 Jun 18
Scotland faces a £1.7bn reduction in income tax revenues over the next five years against the backdrop of a “subdued” outlook for its economy.
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5 Jun 17
The World Bank has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK economy to 1.7% this year.
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23 Feb 17
Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
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26 Jan 17
The West of England City region has enjoyed a strong economic recovery, however gains are at risk of being offset by rising rents and house prices, according to the Resolution Foundation.
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23 Nov 16
Brexit is likely to cost the UK economy 2.4 percentage points in growth over the next five years, according to Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts highlighted by chancellor Philip Hammond in...
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2 Nov 16
The UK economy will slow down in 2017, with the triggering of the Article 50 process to leave the European Union among the risks to growth, an analysis from the National Institute of Economic and...
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22 Sep 16
A major review of government’s devolution and economic policy has proposed revisions to the prudential borrowing code for local authorities, as part of increased devolved powers intended to lead to...
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3 Aug 16
Public sector borrowing is set to increase by around £47bn over the next four years as the economy slows following the Brexit vote, economic researchers have forecast.
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24 Jun 16
Boosting growth in cities is linked to good public financial management that helps engage both public authorities and business in the potential for private and public investments.
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6 Jun 16
Inclusive growth could help the poorest benefit more from economic expansion. This will require a state that invests in new infrastructure and backs local initiatives to support communities
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27 Apr 16
The UK economy grew by 0.4% in the first three months of the year, according to estimates published by the Office for National Statistics today.
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11 Mar 16
The economy could be larger than official statistics show as measurements fail to effectively capture new forms of activity in the digital economy, according to a government-commissioned review by...
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26 Jan 16
The Centre for Economics and Business Research forecasts that chancellor George Osborne will have to revise down his economic growth predictions in the March budget and has questioned his chances of...
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7 Jan 16
George Osborne will today warn the UK economy faces a “dangerous cocktail” of global threats that make it essential to complete the government’s plan to cut spending and get the public finances into...
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23 Dec 15
Economic growth in the UK has been revised down for both the second and third quarters of 2015, the Office for National Statistics has said.
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23 Nov 15
The quality of public services is set to “plummet” if George Osborne continues with his plans to cut spending, a report by the Trades Union Congress has warned.
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28 Oct 15
The UK’s economic growth rate slowed in the third quarter of 2015 to 0.5%, down from 0.7% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics has found.
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28 Sep 15
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has announced the creation of an economic advisory committee to help the Labour Party develop its anti-austerity public spending and taxation plans.
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28 Sep 15
The UK’s economic recovery may not be sustainable due to weak export prospects and falling business investment, a forecaster has warned.
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24 Aug 15
Higher household spending and low inflation will boost the recovery, the CBI said as it upgraded its UK growth forecast for the next two years.
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10 Aug 15
The UK’s so-called productivity puzzle can be partly explained by a shift in the economy towards low-skilled, low-paid sectors such as food and accommodation, the Institute for Public Policy Research...
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28 Jul 15
An increase in the UK’s economic growth rate is set to give Chancellor George Osborne greater fiscal flexibility in the run up to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, analysts have said.
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8 Jul 15
The Office of Budget Responsibility has revised down its forecast for UK economic growth this year, but has increased its projection for 2017 onwards.
6 Feb 20The chancellor’s aim of raising the UK’s economic growth to 2.75% per year is “unlikely” in the current climate, according to Britain’s oldest economic think-tank.
7 Sep 18Scotland’s productivity has remained broadly stagnant over the past 15 years despite its skilled workforce and a wealth of government strategies, according to new analysis.
5 Jun 17The World Bank has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK economy to 1.7% this year.
23 Feb 17Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
26 Jan 17The West of England City region has enjoyed a strong economic recovery, however gains are at risk of being offset by rising rents and house prices, according to the Resolution Foundation.
23 Nov 16Brexit is likely to cost the UK economy 2.4 percentage points in growth over the next five years, according to Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts highlighted by chancellor Philip Hammond in...
2 Nov 16The UK economy will slow down in 2017, with the triggering of the Article 50 process to leave the European Union among the risks to growth, an analysis from the National Institute of Economic and...
22 Sep 16A major review of government’s devolution and economic policy has proposed revisions to the prudential borrowing code for local authorities, as part of increased devolved powers intended to lead to...
3 Aug 16Public sector borrowing is set to increase by around £47bn over the next four years as the economy slows following the Brexit vote, economic researchers have forecast.
24 Jun 16Boosting growth in cities is linked to good public financial management that helps engage both public authorities and business in the potential for private and public investments.
11 Mar 16The economy could be larger than official statistics show as measurements fail to effectively capture new forms of activity in the digital economy, according to a government-commissioned review by...
23 Dec 15Economic growth in the UK has been revised down for both the second and third quarters of 2015, the Office for National Statistics has said.
23 Nov 15The quality of public services is set to “plummet” if George Osborne continues with his plans to cut spending, a report by the Trades Union Congress has warned.
28 Oct 15The UK’s economic growth rate slowed in the third quarter of 2015 to 0.5%, down from 0.7% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics has found.
28 Sep 15Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has announced the creation of an economic advisory committee to help the Labour Party develop its anti-austerity public spending and taxation plans.
24 Aug 15Higher household spending and low inflation will boost the recovery, the CBI said as it upgraded its UK growth forecast for the next two years.
