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24 Jan 20
UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
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10 Dec 19
UK GDP failed to grow in the three months to October because of falls in the manufacturing and construction industries, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
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26 Nov 19
The Scottish Fiscal Commission has never been more important, writes Kerry Lorimer.
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22 Nov 19
UK borrowing has risen to a five-year high as political leaders have laid out large spending plans, official figures have shown.
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13 Nov 19
The Scottish Government faces two more years of budgetary strain despite the rhetoric over the end of austerity across the UK, according to an economic research unit.
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11 Nov 19
The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
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24 Oct 19
Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
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24 Oct 19
Borrowing leapt by more than a fifth in the first six months of the financial year compared with the same period in 2018, official figures have shown.
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15 Oct 19
An independent Scotland could become a bridge between the EU and the UK, and a “magnet for global investment”, first minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to tell the SNP’s annual conference this...
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11 Oct 19
Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
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10 Oct 19
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in August but growth over a three-month period shows it is likely to avoid recession.
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7 Oct 19
Revoking Brexit would be the best outcome for the UK economy while a no-deal scenario would double government borrowing, a major economic study has found.
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19 Sep 19
A no-deal Brexit would be likely to push the UK into recession next year and mean 2% less growth, according to an umbrella group for developed countries.
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18 Sep 19
GDP in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, just above the rate for the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
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28 Aug 19
Brexit has been the main factor in weakening German exports this year, new data has reportedly shown.
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14 Aug 19
By going beyond clinical care the health service can improve the socio-economic conditions of people in local communities, a charity has stressed.
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1 Aug 19
Weak consumer and business confidence fuelled by Brexit uncertainty is likely to hamper growth in Scotland in the coming months, with a fragile start to the year suggesting slow growth in the global...
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9 Jul 19
Declining public services are a result of a “broken” economic model, an economist has told delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference.
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25 Jun 19
A think-tank has warned most forms of Brexit will damage the UK economy - while the Office for National Statistics has predicted borrowing will increase this financial year.
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18 Jun 19
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to events in the United Kingdom, the IMF has warned.
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14 Jun 19
John Thornton asks if the recent fears around security after the Huawei leak highlight a slippery slope for the UK as a world power.
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14 Jun 19
Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
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14 Jun 19
A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the impact of regional imbalances in the UK economy.
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6 Jun 19
The mass devolution of social security benefits next year represents a “very significant fiscal risk” to the Scottish budget, according to the body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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31 May 19
The Scottish Government is facing a budgetary shortfall of £1bn over the next three years in the wake of updated forecasts, which more accurately reflect income tax receipts north and south of the...
24 Jan 20UK public sector borrowing was less than expected in December 2019, official figures have shown.
26 Nov 19The Scottish Fiscal Commission has never been more important, writes Kerry Lorimer.
13 Nov 19The Scottish Government faces two more years of budgetary strain despite the rhetoric over the end of austerity across the UK, according to an economic research unit.
11 Nov 19The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
24 Oct 19Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
15 Oct 19An independent Scotland could become a bridge between the EU and the UK, and a “magnet for global investment”, first minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to tell the SNP’s annual conference this...
11 Oct 19Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
18 Sep 19GDP in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, just above the rate for the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
28 Aug 19Brexit has been the main factor in weakening German exports this year, new data has reportedly shown.
14 Aug 19By going beyond clinical care the health service can improve the socio-economic conditions of people in local communities, a charity has stressed.
9 Jul 19Declining public services are a result of a “broken” economic model, an economist has told delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference.
18 Jun 19A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to events in the United Kingdom, the IMF has warned.
14 Jun 19John Thornton asks if the recent fears around security after the Huawei leak highlight a slippery slope for the UK as a world power.
14 Jun 19Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
14 Jun 19A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the impact of regional imbalances in the UK economy.
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