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Articles tagged with: economic recovery
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Coronavirus
By Advertising Association
Strong rebound from pandemic losses forecast for UK ad market but full recovery will stretch into 2022
A 15.2% rise this year will offset a decline of 7.2% in 2020, while further growth is projected into 2022.
What the pandemic has taught us about financial resilience Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
What the pandemic has taught us about financial resilience
If the experience of the past 12 months has taught us anything, it's the importance of financial resilience. And no group of organisations understands that better than the nation's network of building societies. We sit down with Mike Regnier, the chair of the Building Societies Association, to hear his thoughts on how the UK can build back better
I’m determined to put disabled people at the forefront of Covid recovery
Economy
By Justin Tomlinson MP
I’m determined to put disabled people at the forefront of Covid recovery
315 new disability employment advisers will be in place by May to help disabled people into work. They will help deliver our goal of 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027.
A UK-wide socio-economic duty will help tackle systemic poverty as we re-build from Covid
Communities
By Mark Isherwood
A UK-wide socio-economic duty will help tackle systemic poverty as we re-build from Covid
The socio-economic duty being introduced will help us reopen the economy in a way that protects the most deprived communities, raises living standards, and builds a fairer, more prosperous country.
Levelling Up Fund bias is leaving deprived communities behind
Communities
By Kate Hollern MP
Levelling Up Fund bias is leaving deprived communities behind
Deprivation should indicate which areas get priority funding under the Levelling Up Fund. Instead, towns are pitted against each another in a competition for funding where Ministers get to pick winners and losers.
Post-Brexit freeports will help level-up across the UK and boost growth for pandemic recovery
Economy
By Ruth Edwards MP
Post-Brexit freeports will help level-up across the UK and boost growth for pandemic recovery
Workers in the UK enjoy some of the best protections and standards anywhere in the world, freeports won’t change that.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to construction output figures
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to today’s construction output figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Freeports will open up another gap in Britain's already over-stretched defences against economic crime
Communities
By Margaret Hodge MP
Freeports will open up another gap in Britain's already over-stretched defences against economic crime
The freedom from customs duties coupled with light-touch regulation will enable freeports to become onshore tax havens for criminals, kleptocrats and tax avoiders who all want to hide their ill-gotten gains.
Amendments to the Financial Services Bill will empower FinTech to drive our economic recovery
Economy
By Lord Holmes
Amendments to the Financial Services Bill will empower FinTech to drive our economic recovery
My amendments seek to improve lives for the most financially vulnerable, as well as supercharging a successful UK industry.
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain Partner content
Communities
By Rural Services Network
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain
Writing together, Rural Services Network, CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge call for reform of government funding, so that it adequately serves rural communities.
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Economy
By [email protected]
The Levelling-up Budget?
In our latest blog, Dr Marianne Sensier, from the Alliance Manchester Business School, responds to the Budget.
Government Accused Of Masking Long-Term Cuts And £50bn Tax Hike With Short-Term Covid Spending In Budget
Coronavirus
Government Accused Of Masking Long-Term Cuts And £50bn Tax Hike With Short-Term Covid Spending In Budget
A leading economic think tank has said Rishi Sunak’s spending plans “don’t look deliverable, at least not without considerable pain”, in a damning criticism of his Budget forecasts.
The insurance and personal finance professions welcome the Chancellor’s plan for jobs Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
The insurance and personal finance professions welcome the Chancellor’s plan for jobs
Greater incentives for apprentices and employers will result in more individuals being able to access the insurance and personal finance professions, which are keen to attract fresh and diverse talent.
The advertising industry lies at the heart of a successful recovery. Here’s why Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
The advertising industry lies at the heart of a successful recovery. Here’s why
In the Budget, the Chancellor’s recognised the creative industries as a key contributor to economic recovery. Advertising is committed to upskilling talent and maximising the potential of the growth in digital.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to Spring 2021 Budget
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the Government’s latest budget announcement.
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do 'Whatever It Takes' To Protect Economy With Budget Including Corporation Tax Rise And Covid-19 Recovery Spending
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do "Whatever It Takes" To Protect Economy With Budget Including Corporation Tax Rise And Covid-19 Recovery Spending
The Chancellor has announced a range of new financial measures to help support businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, but revealed a major increase in corporation tax would be introduced to pay for it.
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Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurance Institute
IFSAPPG Member Update
Please find below the latest update from the Insurance & Financial Services All-Party Parliamentary Group.
What Tax Rises Are Most Likely To Be Announced In Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Coronavirus
What Tax Rises Are Most Likely To Be Announced In Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Rishi Sunak’s 3 March Budget is likely to include a range of Covid support measures, but tax rises could be needed to pay for it. PoliticsHome sets out what looks most likely to be included.
The crisis that brought out the best in IKEA Partner content
Coronavirus
By IKEA
The crisis that brought out the best in IKEA
“Home” is what IKEA does. So with a nation staying at home for most of 2020, the furniture icon found itself in a unique position to help – and what it achieved is truly remarkable.
New Figures Show Almost 5 Million People On Furlough During January
Coronavirus
New Figures Show Almost 5 Million People On Furlough During January
The number of workers on furlough reached almost 5 million during January after the national lockdown forced thousands of businesses to shut.
The Chancellor must make the Universal Credit uplift permanent
Economy
By Diana Johnson MP
The Chancellor must make the Universal Credit uplift permanent
It would be economically irresponsible to take money away from people right now. The government must support people for as long as they need it.
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Coronavirus
By Building Societies Association
BSA calls for tapered end to stamp duty holiday
Extend tax reduction for those already in the home buying process.
The road to recovery must not charge a social toll
Coronavirus
By David Linden MP
The road to recovery must not charge a social toll
Social justice and fairness need to flow through the UK government's decision-making processes if we are to build better for all.
UK Redundancies Are Rising Faster In The Covid-19 Pandemic Than In The 2008 Financial Crisis
Coronavirus
UK Redundancies Are Rising Faster In The Covid-19 Pandemic Than In The 2008 Financial Crisis
New figures have found that redundancy rates are rising at a faster rate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than they did during the 2008-2009 financial crash.