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20 Nov 20
The government borrowed a record £214bn between April and October – although the figure was £77bn less than projections by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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18 Nov 20
Monetary policy will attempt to combat long-term scarring to UK GDP from Covid-19 forecast at £40bn a year, according to a deputy governor of the Bank of England.
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5 Nov 20
The Bank of England has announced plans for another £150bn of quantitative easing, as Covid-19 impacts further on the UK’s economic recovery.
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18 Oct 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating for the third time in eight years, citing factors including a deterioration in the quality of the government’s fiscal decision-making.
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12 Oct 20
The Bank of England has asked UK banks to assess their readiness if interest rates are reduced to zero or below.
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29 Sep 20
The UK is unlikely to see negative interest rates “imminently”, according to David Ramsden, deputy governor for markets and banking at the Bank of England.
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8 Sep 20
The creation of an infrastructure bank to help offset lost European Investment Bank funding will be crucial to economic recovery according to consultancy firm Bidwells.
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24 Aug 20
As more service users are brought into the process of designing services, funding decisions must be devolved to the local level
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24 Jul 20
The Treasury is looking into the potential of an infrastructure bank, to help offset the funding loss from European Investment Bank, according to a report.
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24 Jul 20
The financial system that emerged from separation of debit and credit in the 14th century seems to be nearing the end of its useful life, says David Kauders.
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21 Jul 20
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has suggested negative interest rates could be implemented if further negative shocks are felt in the economy.
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14 Jul 20
The government may need to rethink its fiscal policy strategy to account for economic shocks happening more frequently than previously assumed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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26 Jun 20
Outsourcing firm Mitie has proposed a merger with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services.
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13 May 20
With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
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12 May 20
Councils should look into the Municipal Bonds Agency for their borrowing, and the increasing number of authorities doing so shows it has an important role to play, argues law firm Browne Jacobson's...
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9 Apr 20
A London council has raised £80m for its capital investment programme through a private placement, beating the Public Works Loan Board rate despite the turbulent market disrupted by the coronavirus.
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24 Mar 20
However coronavirus plays out, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget shows that a high debt ratio is no longer anathema to government
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2 Mar 20
Coronavirus could push a number of nations into a recession under a worst case scenario outlined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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17 Jan 20
Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
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28 Nov 19
Both Labour and the Conservatives are not being honest with the electorate over tax and spend pledges in their manifestos, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
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10 Oct 19
A rise in Public Works Loan Board interest rates has sparked fears for local authority capital projects.
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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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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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9 Jul 19
District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
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27 Jun 19
Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
20 Nov 20The government borrowed a record £214bn between April and October – although the figure was £77bn less than projections by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
18 Nov 20Monetary policy will attempt to combat long-term scarring to UK GDP from Covid-19 forecast at £40bn a year, according to a deputy governor of the Bank of England.
18 Oct 20Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating for the third time in eight years, citing factors including a deterioration in the quality of the government’s fiscal decision-making.
8 Sep 20The creation of an infrastructure bank to help offset lost European Investment Bank funding will be crucial to economic recovery according to consultancy firm Bidwells.
24 Aug 20As more service users are brought into the process of designing services, funding decisions must be devolved to the local level
24 Jul 20The Treasury is looking into the potential of an infrastructure bank, to help offset the funding loss from European Investment Bank, according to a report.
24 Jul 20The financial system that emerged from separation of debit and credit in the 14th century seems to be nearing the end of its useful life, says David Kauders.
14 Jul 20The government may need to rethink its fiscal policy strategy to account for economic shocks happening more frequently than previously assumed, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
26 Jun 20Outsourcing firm Mitie has proposed a merger with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services.
13 May 20With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
12 May 20Councils should look into the Municipal Bonds Agency for their borrowing, and the increasing number of authorities doing so shows it has an important role to play, argues law firm Browne Jacobson's...
9 Apr 20A London council has raised £80m for its capital investment programme through a private placement, beating the Public Works Loan Board rate despite the turbulent market disrupted by the coronavirus.
24 Mar 20However coronavirus plays out, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget shows that a high debt ratio is no longer anathema to government
2 Mar 20Coronavirus could push a number of nations into a recession under a worst case scenario outlined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
17 Jan 20Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
10 Oct 19A rise in Public Works Loan Board interest rates has sparked fears for local authority capital projects.
7 Oct 19Revoking 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.
9 Jul 19District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
27 Jun 19Tory leadership contenders’ tax and spend pledges would cost the country billions, researchers have found.
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