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17 Sep 18
A no-deal Brexit will entail “dire consequences” for the UK economy, which would rapidly start to contract, the International Monetary Fund chief has warned.
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14 Sep 18
Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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13 Sep 18
Difficulty in obtaining data from the Department for Work and Pensions has created “a significant challenge” for the official body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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11 Sep 18
The debate over Scotland’s economic future has become increasingly febrile in the wake of the blueprint for independence published by the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission.
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6 Sep 18
Brexit will leave British families worse off regardless of what type of deal the UK gets, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned.
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22 Aug 18
Scotland’s public finances showed a modest improvement this year, with a recovery in North Sea oil and gas revenue driving the notional deficit down to 7.9% of GDP, compared to 8.9% last year.
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20 Aug 18
Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
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15 Aug 18
The Scottish economy is showing signs of outstripping that of the rest of the country, according to significantly revised growth figures released by the Scottish Government.
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9 Aug 18
UK prime minister Theresa May and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon have committed to spending a £300m each to unlock economic growth and boost jobs across the region.
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7 Aug 18
The UK economy needs more graduates to increase productivity and innovation, according to an advocacy organisation for universities.
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2 Aug 18
Modern slavery costs the UK up to £4.3bn every year, government analysis has revealed.
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13 Jul 18
The government has confirmed plans to invest in infrastructure to support zero emission vehicles.
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11 Jul 18
Day-to-day spending on public services will fall by 0.6% in real terms between 2020-21 and 2022-23, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference heard this morning.
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10 Jul 18
The South West has economic development ambitions and potential to rival the Northern Powerhouse, says Dorset LEP chair Jim Stewart.
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6 Jul 18
Local enterprise partnerships from across the North of England will come together to form a new body to support ambitions for the region.
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4 Jul 18
A gloomy outlook has settled over the Scottish economy after a lacklustre set of economic and fiscal forecasts from the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
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2 Jul 18
CIPFA conference returns to Bournemouth and the South West next week. Neil Merrick takes a look at some of the opportunities and challenges facing this beautiful but sometimes neglected region....
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29 Jun 18
Transport investment overwhelmingly favours London and leaves regions struggling playing “catch up”, a group of MPs has said.
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25 Jun 18
The Scottish Government has added £66m to the country’s reserves to protect against future budget volatility and constraints in the fiscal framework.
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22 Jun 18
The way the UK spends its international aid budget will be “reset” to help the world’s poor and win back the trust of “sceptical” British taxpayers, Penny Mordaunt has said.
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22 Jun 18
Government borrowing this financial year is so far down £4.1bn on the same period last year, according to latest public finance statistics.
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18 Jun 18
An independent Scotland would face at least another decade of austerity, according to new analysis of the proposals put forward last month by the Sustainable Growth Commission.
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11 Jun 18
Facts and figures from the June 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine with information on the EU workforce in the public sector, London’s population, intergenerational support and the future of the...
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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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31 May 18
The Scottish Fiscal Commission is due to publish economic and fiscal forecasts today. With so much uncertainty, making those predictions will be a difficult task. Alan Bermingham explains why.