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29 Jul 15
Delegations from three local authorities in the north of England have joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia in an effort to boost investment in the...
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29 Jun 15
The government will not sign any more devolution deals with councils unless there is the full backing of the local enterprise partnership, communities secretary Greg Clark has announced.
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23 Jun 15
Any reforms to business rates must change the process for appeals against property valuations in order to protect councils from “speculative” reviews, the Local Government Association has said today.
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8 May 15
The UK general election result – with the Conservatives winning a majority – could add at least £2bn to the economy this year, according to the Centre for Economic and Business...
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24 Apr 15
Philip Green is Chairman of Carillion and BakerCorp, Chairman Designate of Williams & Glyn - the challenger bank being spun out of RBS - and Senior Independent Director of Saga. He is also...
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16 Apr 15
Amid a changing municipal landscape, local enterprise partnerships, business improvement districts and businesses themselves need to take a lead on developing reforms to the out-of-date system of...
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9 Apr 15
Policies to boost the economy should be at the heart of the general election campaign, business leaders said after a survey of more than 7,500 companies revealed weaker growth in the first three...
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23 Mar 15
The CBI has called on all political parties to ensure that any coalition negotiations that take place after May’s general election do not lead to a diminished focus on deficit reduction.
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20 Mar 15
Serco’s losses should be a wake-up call for both outsourcers and politicians. We need a review of the impact of and conditions for successful public sector outsourcing.
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16 Mar 15
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
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10 Mar 15
Public sector employment prospects have risen to their highest level in four years and are currently more positive than those in the private sector, a poll of employers has found.
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27 Feb 15
Political uncertainty over infrastructure is hindering the private investment needed to upgrade vital economic links like transport, energy and broadband, it has been claimed today.
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27 Feb 15
More than two-thirds of businesses agree that councils should be able to set business rates locally, according to a poll.
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26 Feb 15
CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre is to work with BAE Systems to compile its global risk register and develop new ways for public bodies to detect cases of fraud.
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26 Feb 15
Developing the role of finance professionals in government so they can act as partners across Whitehall will be critical to securing value for money in the next spending review, a report has...
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19 Feb 15
The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
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18 Feb 15
From the stellar wages of on-screen stars to the value offered by the licence fee, the BBC’s finances are often in the public eye. It is perhaps surprising to find Anne Bulford, managing director of...
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18 Feb 15
Smart technologies can make our cities work better. But to face the challenges ahead, including population growth and transport, we also need our towns and villages to become ‘smart communities’
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13 Feb 15
Sir Roger Carr is Chairman of BAE Systems, a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group, Senior Advisor to KKR and a Visiting Fellow of Saïd Business School. Sir Roger was formerly...
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11 Feb 15
A future Conservative government would use the Treasury’s balance sheet to underwrite £1bn worth of loans to fast-growing businesses, David Cameron has said.
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5 Jan 15
Tougher regulation of the private-rented sector is needed in order to stop landlords from exploiting the housing crisis at the expense of taxpayers and tenants, according to the Civitas think-tank.
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3 Dec 14
The government has pledged that reforms to the system of business rates initiated by George Osborne in the Autumn Statement will not impact on the finances of local authorities.
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11 Nov 14
Councils should be given the right to set business rates and retain any growth in income, while Whitehall should lose its current redistribution powers, the Local Government Association has said.
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10 Nov 14
Business leaders are urging the government to boost the living standards of low earners by raising the National Insurance threshold and expanding the provision of free childcare and maternity pay.
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29 Oct 14
The next government should set a fiscal rule to ensure that total public spending does not exceed tax revenue once the existing deficit is closed, the CBI has said.
29 Jul 15Delegations from three local authorities in the north of England have joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia in an effort to boost investment in the...
29 Jun 15The government will not sign any more devolution deals with councils unless there is the full backing of the local enterprise partnership, communities secretary Greg Clark has announced.
23 Jun 15Any reforms to business rates must change the process for appeals against property valuations in order to protect councils from “speculative” reviews, the Local Government Association has said today.
8 May 15The UK general election result – with the Conservatives winning a majority – could add at least £2bn to the economy this year, according to the Centre for Economic and Business...
24 Apr 15Philip Green is Chairman of Carillion and BakerCorp, Chairman Designate of Williams & Glyn - the challenger bank being spun out of RBS - and Senior Independent Director of Saga. He is also...
16 Apr 15Amid a changing municipal landscape, local enterprise partnerships, business improvement districts and businesses themselves need to take a lead on developing reforms to the out-of-date system of...
23 Mar 15The CBI has called on all political parties to ensure that any coalition negotiations that take place after May’s general election do not lead to a diminished focus on deficit reduction.
20 Mar 15Serco’s losses should be a wake-up call for both outsourcers and politicians. We need a review of the impact of and conditions for successful public sector outsourcing.
16 Mar 15Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
10 Mar 15Public sector employment prospects have risen to their highest level in four years and are currently more positive than those in the private sector, a poll of employers has found.
26 Feb 15CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre is to work with BAE Systems to compile its global risk register and develop new ways for public bodies to detect cases of fraud.
19 Feb 15The government will risk damaging the UK’s economic growth if it rushes to meet ‘arbitrary deadlines’ for devolution, the head of the CBI has warned.
18 Feb 15From the stellar wages of on-screen stars to the value offered by the licence fee, the BBC’s finances are often in the public eye. It is perhaps surprising to find Anne Bulford, managing director of...
18 Feb 15Smart technologies can make our cities work better. But to face the challenges ahead, including population growth and transport, we also need our towns and villages to become ‘smart communities’
13 Feb 15Sir Roger Carr is Chairman of BAE Systems, a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group, Senior Advisor to KKR and a Visiting Fellow of Saïd Business School. Sir Roger was formerly...
5 Jan 15Tougher regulation of the private-rented sector is needed in order to stop landlords from exploiting the housing crisis at the expense of taxpayers and tenants, according to the Civitas think-tank.
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