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Articles tagged with: Economy
Chancellor’s £1.5bn investment plan may save social care – for now Partner content
Health
By Papworth Trust
Chancellor’s £1.5bn investment plan may save social care – for now
Ahead of Budget Day, disability charity Papworth Trust calls for George Osborne to bring forward his planned £1.5billion investment in the Better Care Fund.
Britain deemed FinTech capital of the world: Osborne welcomes EY report Partner content
Economy
By EY
Britain deemed FinTech capital of the world: Osborne welcomes EY report
Britain is the leading FinTech centre in the world, according to an independent report by Ernst Young (EY).
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Economy
By EY
EY and HM Treasury Finance Insight Series: Understanding costing
EYworked with theHMTreasurys to develop a series of video insights for the Government Finance and Internal Audit Conference. Senior Finance Leaders across the UK Government have been interviewed around four central themes of the government finance agenda.
To QE or not to QE?
Economy
By Helen Goodman
To QE or not to QE?
Treasury Select Committee member Helen Goodman MP writes about what the British programme of quantitative easing (QE) has so far delivered.
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Economy
By National Audit Office
Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money
The incentives on departmental Accounting Officers (usually the Permanent Secretary) to safeguard value for taxpayers money are weak compared to those associated with the day-to-day job of satisfying Ministers, according to todays report from the National Audit Office.
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Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building society mortgage approvals rise 10% in 2015
Today the BSA has released mortgage lending and savings statistics for the 2015 full year.
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Economy
By Saga
Current pension tax system too complex for people to understand
Gareth Shaw, head of consumer affairs at Saga Investment Services, responds to Osborne's plansto cut pensions tax relief.
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Economy
By EY
EY and HM Treasury Finance Insight Series
EY worked with the HM Treasurys to develop a series of video insights for the Government Finance and Internal Audit Conference. Senior Finance Leaders across the UK Government have been interviewed around four central themes of the government finance agenda.
Council Tax misuse hitting SME house builders Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Council Tax misuse hitting SME house builders
Ahead of the Budget Statement, Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) warns that Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax burdens.
John Mann MP: Is Mark Carney overrated or just unlucky?
Economy
By Lord Mann
John Mann MP: Is Mark Carney overrated or just unlucky?
Treasury Committee member John Mann MP believes it is time for a fresh look at what Mark Carney has brought to the Bank of England, as he weighs up whether or not to stay in post for a further term.
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Council Tax misuse hitting SME house builders, warns FMB
Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax burdens, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned ahead of the Budget Statement.
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Economy
By Building Societies Association
Barriers to home ownership fall as housing market sentiment improves
UK consumers have reported that all the major barriers to property purchase have fallen, the BSAs final Property Tracker of 2015 reveals.
Communities Minister hails eight month high in UK spending growth Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Communities Minister hails eight month high in UK spending growth
Communities Minister Marcus Jones has today welcomed new figures, which show that annual growth in UK consumer spending has hit its highest level in eight months. 
More transparency needed over Scotland finance deal
Economy
By Ian Murray MP
More transparency needed over Scotland finance deal
Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray argues Scotland's finance deal could be "on the rocks" and should be laid out in the open.
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Economy
By National Federation of Builders
“Be more open with industry on the apprenticeship levy”, says NFB to the Government
The House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has published a report assessing the governments performance in delivering its Productivity Plan, including the apprenticeship levy.
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
MPs right to criticise Government over Apprenticeship Levy, says FMB
The BIS Select Committee is right to criticise the Government for a lack of consultation on the new Apprenticeship Levy, says Sarah McMonagle ofthe Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Fall in workloads for small builders, warns FMB
Workloads for small builders across the country took a downward turn towards the end of last year, the Federation of Master Builders' (FMB) latest State of Trade Survey has revealed, amid worries over wider economic uncertainty.
'Perfectly clear that the PM’s renegotiation is of very little consequence'
Foreign affairs
By Peter Bone MP
'Perfectly clear that the PM’s renegotiation is of very little consequence'
Eurosceptic Conservative MP Peter Bone writes about the 'Grassroots Out' campaign, drawing together all of the disparate ‘leave’ groups at a local level, which he believe can deliver victory and 'free our country from the grip of the EU'.
Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping
Conservative MP Luke Hall has argued the rise in online spending over the Christmas period shows the need for the liberalisation of the Sunday trading laws.
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Economy
By Visa
Solid overall spending growth in December, but e-commerce the clear winner at Christmas
- Consumer spending increases solidly in December (+2.3% year-on-year), rounding off 2015 as the second strongest year since 2008 - Sharp rise in e-commerce spending (+7.4%), but face-to-face spending is broadly flat (-0.1%) - Growth led by Hotels, Restaurants Bars (+8.1%), Household Goods (+4.9%) and Recreation Culture (+4.8%)
Brexit in the balance: Britain's older voters become more eurosceptic Partner content
By Saga
Brexit in the balance: Britain's older voters become more eurosceptic
New poll reveals a swing towards euroscepticism among older voters.
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Economy
By Building Societies Association
Barriers to home ownership fall as housing market sentiment improves
UK consumers have reported that all the major barriers to property purchase have fallen, the BSAs final Property Tracker of 2015 reveals.
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Economy
By Ian Liddell-Grainger MP
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger outlines the lessons that can be learned from Paris on how to protect the UK’s tourism industry from the fear that is created by terrorist attacks. 
Why I changed my view on Heathrow expansion Partner content
Transport
By West London Business
Why I changed my view on Heathrow expansion
The Chief Executive of West London Business was initially opposed to Heathrow expansion, but is now clear that West London, the UK’s second largest economic powerhouse, needs an expanded Heathrow to further boost jobs and growth.