Articles tagged with: spring statement

Strategic Defence Review: a defining moment for UK defence and industry

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25 Apr Defence

Strategic Defence Review: a defining moment for UK defence and industry

The UK’s defence strategy must evolve to meet modern threats. The Strategic Defence Review provides an opportunity to strengthen national security, drive innovation, and ensure the resilience of our defence industry through collaboration and investment

07 Apr Parliament

If civil service reform is to succeed, the agenda cannot be dictated by a savings target

The Spring Statement confirmed what has been obvious for some time: the government faces a very difficult fiscal situation.

06 Apr Economy

Treasury orthodoxy isn’t the answer

Our Osbornian overlord has spoken, and we must comply. That was the clear impression from the tweaks we saw at the Spring Statement.

01 Apr Economy

Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Could "Knock Out All" Of Rachel Reeves' Headroom

Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods entering the US from the UK could "knock out" all of the government's fiscal headroom, the Office for Budget Responsibility said on Tuesday.

29 Mar Economy

The Spring Statement Demonstrated The Wrong Way To Make Policy

The Chancellor's unwavering commitment to her fiscal rules is understandable. But the Spring Statement didn't need to happen like this, argues the Institute for Government's Thomas Pope

29 Mar Economy

Spending cuts today only store up problems for tomorrow

Rachel Reeves was right to say that the world is changing before our eyes. The government should respond by changing its economic policy.

26 Mar Economy

Trade Union Leader Questions Role Of OBR After Rachel Reeves Spring Statement

Union leader Paul Nowak has questioned the role of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement, saying long-term government decisions should not be based on "short-term changes in forecasts".

26 Mar Economy

Planning Reforms Have Boosted Growth Forecasts, Says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that the Labour government’s planning reforms are expected to permanently increase the level of growth in the UK economy.

25 Mar Economy

Labour MPs want to see an end to Conservative austerity

Austerity is synonymous with the decline in public services, stagnation of incomes and fall in living standards we saw over 14 years of Conservative government.

06 Mar Economy

Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts

There is growing uneasiness among Labour MPs about the prospect of welfare cuts.

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

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15 Feb 2024 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.