The number of people out of work has increased for the first time since the first three months in 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed today.
George Osborne’s decision to spread the government’s £12bn welfare cuts over four years has pushed back the year the public finances will reach a surplus to 2019/20, the Institute...
The UK’s biggest cities could raise an extra £9bn in revenue every year if they could boost their economic performance to match the national average, a study by the Centre for Cities has found.
Councils in the north of England have been urged to set out their planning priorities for the region as part of a project that will consider the creation of a strategic spatial plan.
The public finances will be put under pressure over the next 50 years due to the ageing population, the government has been warned, with demand for healthcare and pensions set to increase spending by...
Countries like the UK should not cut public spending to bring down sovereign debt as the impact on the economy could outweigh the benefits, an International Monetary Fund research paper has concluded.
A leading credit agency has said that government plans to devolve powers to the nations and city regions could have an impact on the UK’s fiscal framework and credit rating.
The UK is officially in deflation for the first time since 1960 as prices fell in the economy over the year to April, the Office for National Statistics has announced today.
There will be a second Budget on July 8 to implement the Conservative manifesto pledges including a £12bn cut to welfare spending, George Osborne announced
The UK’s employment rate fell to 5.5% in the three months to March, the lowest since mid-2008, while wages rose ahead of inflation, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed.
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research has estimated that gross domestic product in the UK increased by 0.4% between February and April.
The new Conservative government will need to deliver substantial improvements in public sector efficiency and productivity if it is to fulfil its ambitious spending promises
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...
The UK economy will not grow as strongly as previously forecast in 2015 following the lower-than-expected expansion in the first three months of the year, the National Institute of Economic and...
Scotland could become one of the world’s five richest nations over the next quarter century if it gains full fiscal autonomy, according to a report from a pro-independence business-led think...
‘Perverse incentives’ in the tax system prompt private firms to prioritise debt over equity, ramping up the risk of economic instability in the UK, a report has claimed today.
The UK economy slowed in the three months to March this year, according to preliminary growth estimates released nine days before the general election.
Public sector organisations like councils and colleges can do much to work with suppliers on their doorstep and stimulate local economies. In Lancashire work is underway to ‘repatriate’...
