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25 May 18
Sustainable management of Scotland’s public finances is at the heart of a keenly awaited report setting out the economic case for Scottish independence following the Brexit vote.
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23 May 18
Councils will be given new powers to tackle air pollution under government plans published yesterday.
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27 Apr 18
The Office for National Statistics has begun work to look at reclassifying students loans so they are treated in a unique way in the national accounts.
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18 Apr 18
Growth in the UK is expected slow as a result of Brexit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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16 Apr 18
The government must provide funding to help the UK become a “world leader” in the use of artificial intelligence, a group of Lords has said.
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3 Apr 18
The impact of a no-deal Brexit on migration and productivity would cause more damage to the Scottish economy in the long term than the immediate shock to trade, according to the Scottish Government’s...
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19 Mar 18
A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
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15 Mar 18
Scotland’s economic future depends on the factors underlying its weak productivity growth, according to the independent economic forecaster.
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14 Mar 18
The government will find it hard to increase spending on public services even if it wishes to do so, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned after yesterday’s Spring Statement.
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13 Mar 18
Despite some improvements to the economic forecasts, the overall outlook is still gloomy, says Dan Corry.
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13 Mar 18
The economy is expected to grow more strongly than expected this year and the public finances will continue on the road to recovery, chancellor Philip Hammond revealed in his inaugural Spring...
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12 Mar 18
Tomorrow’s spring statement is likely to show an improved economic position but this should be treated with caution, rival think-tanks have agreed.
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12 Mar 18
Scotland benefits from a diversity of opinion on its economic future, even when these predictions appear contradictory, according to the body responsible for producing the nation’s economic and...
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9 Mar 18
British citizens feel they have greater influence over economic decisions made by local authorities than central government, according to a study from a charity.
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6 Mar 18
Discrimination in the workplace costs the UK economy £127bn in lost output each year, according to a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
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2 Mar 18
Business rate retention may not achieve its intended goal of promoting growth, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
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27 Feb 18
A further bidding round has opened for the government’s fund to promote regeneration and economic growth in coastal towns.
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22 Feb 18
Unemployment has increased and growth is slower than predicted, although public sector borrowing is down, according to official data.
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19 Feb 18
A new index aims to capture progress and prosperity in English cities in a meaningful ways, says Liz Zeidler of Happy City.
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12 Feb 18
The government has announced plans for across-the-board sick and holiday pay, and greater security for workers on zero hour contracts.
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6 Feb 18
The UK and China have agreed deals worth more than £9.3bn following a three-day trade mission in China by British prime minister Theresa May.
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29 Jan 18
Automation and globalisation will put one in four jobs at risk in British cities outside the South, according to a report from Centre for Cities out today.
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24 Jan 18
Government borrowing in December 2017 dropped by half compared with the same period in 2016 because of higher tax receipts and a rebate from the EU, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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23 Jan 18
The growth of the UK economy in the next two years is expected to trail behind the global average, according to economic forecasters from the International Monetary Fund.
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17 Jan 18
Local areas should have the powers and funds to shape bespoke plans that meet specific skills gaps, says Anna Round of IPPR North.