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14 Jun 19
Greater Manchester’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2038 has been enshrined in an ambitious industrial strategy for the region.
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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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7 Jun 19
“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
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6 Jun 19
Councils’ increasing reliance on business rates is a “20th century solution”, the housing, communities and local government committee has been told.
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31 May 19
Conservative leadership hopefuls have endorsed calls to slash corporation tax in the UK.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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26 Apr 19
Northern businesses should pay into a fund to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, a think-tank has urged.
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24 Apr 19
Our strategic authorities and city regions should be given a seat at the table of international trade for the sake of delivering place-prosperity, argues Localis’s Joe Fyans.
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4 Apr 19
Britain’s government has launched a club to help Latin American companies that invest in the country and will celebrate their contribution to the economy with a new award.
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19 Mar 19
The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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8 Mar 19
The Home Office “is not ready or able” to manage immigration after Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
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27 Feb 19
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22 Feb 19
An umbrella group has called for the government to delay its plans to increase business rate retention for English councils from 50% to 75%.
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11 Feb 19
Growth in the UK economy last year slowed to its lowest rate since 2012 amid Brexit uncertainty, figures have shown.
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18 Jan 19
Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
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19 Dec 18
London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
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17 Dec 18
The national deficit will increase by £12bn when the Office for National Statistics changes the way it records students loans.
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12 Dec 18
A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
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3 Dec 18
Focusing discussion on the productivity problem is not helpful, says Nigel Wilcock of the Institute of Economic Development. We should look at how to incentivise capital investment and training.
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29 Nov 18
The Welsh Government should adopt a more joined-up approach to the financial help it offers business rather than focusing on individual projects, auditors said.
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27 Nov 18
Ports could suffer major disruption after Brexit as the Department for Transport is not prepared for a ‘no deal’ scenario, MPs have warned.
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20 Nov 18
As the public sector wrestles with looming funding gaps, John Thornton asks if the technology that has revolutionised trade for small businesses could lend a helping hand.
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8 Nov 18
Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
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7 Nov 18
Many redevelopment schemes in the UK put the onus on corporate profit at the cost of local communities but other countries show there is another way, argues Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social...
14 Jun 19Greater Manchester’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2038 has been enshrined in an ambitious industrial strategy for the region.
14 Jun 19A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the impact of regional imbalances in the UK economy.
7 Jun 19“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
6 Jun 19Councils’ increasing reliance on business rates is a “20th century solution”, the housing, communities and local government committee has been told.
31 May 19Conservative leadership hopefuls have endorsed calls to slash corporation tax in the UK.
26 Apr 19Northern businesses should pay into a fund to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, a think-tank has urged.
24 Apr 19Our strategic authorities and city regions should be given a seat at the table of international trade for the sake of delivering place-prosperity, argues Localis’s Joe Fyans.
4 Apr 19Britain’s government has launched a club to help Latin American companies that invest in the country and will celebrate their contribution to the economy with a new award.
19 Mar 19The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
15 Mar 19Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
8 Mar 19The Home Office “is not ready or able” to manage immigration after Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
27 Feb 19
11 Feb 19Growth in the UK economy last year slowed to its lowest rate since 2012 amid Brexit uncertainty, figures have shown.
18 Jan 19Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
19 Dec 18London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
17 Dec 18The national deficit will increase by £12bn when the Office for National Statistics changes the way it records students loans.
12 Dec 18A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
3 Dec 18Focusing discussion on the productivity problem is not helpful, says Nigel Wilcock of the Institute of Economic Development. We should look at how to incentivise capital investment and training.
29 Nov 18The Welsh Government should adopt a more joined-up approach to the financial help it offers business rather than focusing on individual projects, auditors said.
27 Nov 18Ports could suffer major disruption after Brexit as the Department for Transport is not prepared for a ‘no deal’ scenario, MPs have warned.
20 Nov 18As the public sector wrestles with looming funding gaps, John Thornton asks if the technology that has revolutionised trade for small businesses could lend a helping hand.
8 Nov 18Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
7 Nov 18Many redevelopment schemes in the UK put the onus on corporate profit at the cost of local communities but other countries show there is another way, argues Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social...
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