This Budget saw the chancellor tell MPs about some improved economic forecasts. However, the broad outlook remains uncertain – and Brexit didn’t even merit a mention
Chancellor Philip Hammond welcomed a more optimistic immediate outlook for the economy and public finances as he revealed the latest Office for Budget Responsibility economic forecasts.
Combined authorities should be given greater power over spending on services to create a more equal UK economy through ‘social contracts’, according to the final report of the Inclusive...
Facts and figures from the March edition of Public Finance magazine on rising inflation, public support for greater health spending and the spike in rough sleeping
The government’s industrial strategy green paper recognises that intervention is needed to rebalance the economy, but downplays a hands-on role for the state and the loss of EU funds
Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
The chancellor can expect borrowing figures to be lower than expected when the Office for Budget Responsibility makes its forecast ahead of the spring Budget, the EY Item Club has said.
The number of people in work in the UK continued to grow in the three months to December 2016, although the rate of increase has slowed, official figures have shown.
The rise in zero-hour contracts and poorly paid self-employment costs the Treasury £4bn annually in lost tax revenue and in-work benefit payments, the Trades Union Congress has said.
Facts and figures from the January/February edition of Public Finance magazine on the cost of Brexit, the plight of the “Jams” and the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace
Mandating public sector organisations in England to take on at least 250 apprentices every year is not an efficient way to boost skills in the sector, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Forging a trade deal with the European Union must be Britain’s top priority in negotiations, because the bloc is the largest export market for 61 of 62 of the nation’s cities, a think-tank has said.
When Britain leaves the European Union, our skills shortages will be laid bare. In order to prosper post-Brexit, we must offer training in areas that employers actually value
The West of England City region has enjoyed a strong economic recovery, however gains are at risk of being offset by rising rents and house prices, according to the Resolution Foundation.
The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the final three months of 2016, on par with the two previous quarters, according to provisional estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
The Bank of England should end its extraordinary policies of ultra low interest rates and quantitative easing immediately, according to the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank.
President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs producer that God ever created”, the Resolution Foundation think-tank argues today.
The unemployment rate remained at an 11-year low for the three months to November last year, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
Brexit and government plans to increase regulations faced by international students applying to UK universities could cost the country up to £2bn every year, the Higher Education Policy...
Income inequality fell to its lowest level since 1986 at the end of the last financial year, the Resolution Foundation noted as latest disposable income data was published.
Young ‘millennial’ women are likely to earn significantly less than their male counterparts over the course of their careers, although the gender pay gap has narrowed, the Resolution...
