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Articles tagged with: Economy
The deficit Osborne doesn’t like to talk about – solving the healthcare crisis Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
The deficit Osborne doesn’t like to talk about – solving the healthcare crisis
An ageing population combined with diminishing funds for social care has led the charity Independent Age to appeal for a health and care budget that looks beyond short-term efficiency. To avoid further crisis in the NHS, it calls on the Government to create an independent Care Commission tasked with securing the long-term future of social care.
Budget must be about the national interest, not Osborne’s leadership ambitions
Economy
By Rachel Reeves MP
Budget must be about the national interest, not Osborne’s leadership ambitions
Rachel Reeves MP accuses the Chancellor of using the Budget as a 'job application' for next Tory leader.
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Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Dare to be boring, accountancy body tells Chancellor
ACCA offers advice to Chancellor ahead of Budget
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Transport
By Road Haulage Association
RHA plea to Osborne, “don’t hike fuel duty”
The Road Haulage Association will be holding its breath on Wednesday when the Chancellor delivers his 2016 Spring Budget.
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Economy
By Saga
Chancellor told: Grasp opportunity to abolish car tax
George Osborne has been urged to be radical in his forthcoming Budget and abolish the complex and clearly unfair car tax.
Technical and professional education is the path to productivity Partner content
Economy
By NCFE
Technical and professional education is the path to productivity
National awarding organisation and technical education provider NCFE calls on the Chancellor to provide an ongoing commitment to funding Technical and Professional Education in next week's Budget.
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Economy
By EY
EY’s Budget 2016 predictions: Targeting tax revenues to balance the books
Faced with a slowing economy and challenging public finances, the Chancellor is expected to focus on revenue raising measures to help him deliver his fiscal mandate
As Osborne sets a Budget for his party, Labour must earn the trust of the country
Economy
By Chris Leslie
As Osborne sets a Budget for his party, Labour must earn the trust of the country
Former Shadow Chief Secretary and Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie writes ahead of the Budget: 'with the Chancellor’s focus narrowing, Labour must show we can offer a credible alternative'.
Dear Chancellor - Please get your FOBT sums right! Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Dear Chancellor - Please get your FOBT sums right!
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling calls on the Chancellor ahead of next week's Budget to consider increasing the remote gambling tax rate from 15% to 20 or 25%.
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Education
By ATL
ATL comment on school funding in England
Commenting on the Governments funding plans for schools in England, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Latest spending figures show record highs Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Latest spending figures show record highs
Consumer spending hits record levels last month, bolstered by Valentine’s Day and half-term, according to new statistics.
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.