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Cost of doing business in environmental horticulture – HTA urges action in Spring Statement

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15 Feb Environment

Cost of doing business in environmental horticulture – HTA urges action in Spring Statement

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has set our clear asks to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the Spring Statement 2024.

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15 Mar 2023 Education

IET responds to Spring Statement

Alex Taylor, Head of Policy at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, said: “The Chancellor has set out his ambition to drive economic growth, skills and jobs in the UK.

28 Mar 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak Defends Not Increasing Energy Support So He Can Prioritise Cutting Taxes

Rishi Sunak has suggested to MPs that no further assistance on soaring energy bills would be coming until at least the autumn, as he defended his resistance to higher public spending.

26 Mar 2022 Economy

MPs Will Grill Rishi Sunak On Whether He’s Made The Right Call With Cost Of Living Crisis

Rishi Sunak has ended this week with serious dents in his carefully polished personal brand after a series of punishing headlines questioned whether his Spring Statement offered enough support to households grappling with the cost of living crisis.

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25 Mar 2022 Environment

Spring Budget 2022 Statement – OFTEC Reactive Comment

The current energy crisis means the government must provide help to enable households to reduce their bills, while also supporting the drive towards low carbon solutions.

25 Mar 2022 Economy

The Conservatives are failing to deliver the jobs they promised and are plunging more people into poverty

This week, we heard the Chancellor deliver a limp Spring Statement which – according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation – will result in 600,000 being people pulled into poverty. The reality is he is making people poorer, with the biggest hit to living standards in record.

25 Mar 2022 Economy

The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak "Playing Games" With The Cost Of Living Crisis?

On this week's episode of The Rundown – Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Paul Johnson and Conservative chair of the treasury select committee Mel Stride join Alain Tolhurst and Noa Hoffman to discuss how Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has landed and whether he's the tax-cutting Chancellor he says he is.

24 Mar 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Caring More About Elections Than Helping Fix The Cost Of Living Crisis

Labour's Rachel Reeves has accused the chancellor of caring more about the next election and personal ambition than helping people through the cost of living crisis.

24 Mar 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak cares more about political posturing than good policymaking

This really is the confused Chancellor.

24 Mar 2022 Economy

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Rishi Sunak should have done more to help the most vulnerable

Amidst a worsening cost-of-living crisis, this week’s Spring Statement represented an opportunity for the Chancellor to get ahead of the curve in supporting people through the very challenging months ahead of us.

24 Mar 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak Is A “Fiscal Illusionist” Who Will Hike Taxes To Highest Level Since The 1950s, Says IFS

A leading economic think talk has labelled Rishi Sunak a “fiscal illusionist” arguing he is raising taxes to levels not seen since the 1950s, despite claiming he is cutting them.

24 Mar 2022 Economy

Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have "Negligible Impact" On Most Vulnerable

The warning comes as the UK's fiscal watchdog said standards of living are still set to plummet despite Rishi Sunak's latest measures.

23 Mar 2022 Economy

Conservative MPs Say More Action Might Be Needed After Spring Statement To Tackle Cost Of Living Crisis

Conservative MPs say they are cautiously optimistic Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement will ease the strain of the cost of living crisis, but have urged the Chancellor to “keep his eye on the prize” as inflation spirals.

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23 Mar 2022 Environment

BPF response to Spring Statement 2022

The British Plastics Federation has issued its response to this year's Spring Statement.

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23 Mar 2022 Economy

Spring Statement 2022 - response and analysis from CIOB

CIOB responds to the Spring Statement 2022 – support for the commitment to reduce VAT on sustainable heating solutions but calls for Government to go further.

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23 Mar 2022 Economy

CMI responds to Spring Statement 2022

Spring Statement 2022: A halfway house between short term economic support and a stronger economy long term.

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23 Mar 2022 Economy

Spring Statement initial reaction from CIOB

CIOB supports commitment to reduce VAT on sustainable heating solutions but calls for Government to go further.

23 Mar 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak Raises National Insurance Threshold By Over £3,000

Rishi Sunak has announced that he is raising the threshold at which people start paying National Insurance in an effort to help households cope amid the worsening cost of living crisis.