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Technical negotiations concluded on UK – EU Memorandum of Understanding

Technical negotiations concluded on UK – EU Memorandum of Understanding

Friday, 26 March 2021

Technical discussions on the text of the Memorandum of Understanding, which was agreed in a Joint Declaration on Financial Services Regulatory Coopera...

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CST speech at the European House Ambrosetti’s virtual spring forum

CST speech at the European House Ambrosetti’s virtual spring forum

Friday, 26 March 2021

The speech at the European House Ambrosetti’s virtual spring forum as delivered by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay....

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Business rates relief boosted with new £1.5 billion pot

Business rates relief boosted with new £1.5 billion pot

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Business ratepayers adversely affected by COVID-19 are to get a £1.5 billion discount on their bills....

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Government backed loans help thousands of businesses to protect jobs during pandemic

Government backed loans help thousands of businesses to protect jobs during pandemic

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Government-backed finance helped thousands of businesses through the pandemic with a loan issued through the Bounce Back Loan scheme roughly every 20 ...

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Manor of Northstead

Manor of Northstead

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day, 24 March 2021, appointed Neil Charles Gray to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead...

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Julia Black and Jill May reappointed to the Prudential Regulation Committee

Julia Black and Jill May reappointed to the Prudential Regulation Committee

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Julia Black and Jill May have been reappointed by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, as external members of the Prudential Regulation Commi...

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Bronwyn Curtis OBE reappointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Bronwyn Curtis OBE reappointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

The Chancellor has reappointed Bronwyn Curtis OBE as a non-executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)....

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Climate considerations now fully embedded across UK principal financial regulators

Climate considerations now fully embedded across UK principal financial regulators

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

The UK has extended its global leadership on green finance by requiring its principal financial regulators to consider climate change, it was announce...

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Government strengthens tax policymaking with over 30 updates, consultations and documents published

Government strengthens tax policymaking with over 30 updates, consultations and documents published

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

The government has today published a series of tax documents and consultations in a move to strengthen policymaking and help create a more trusted, si...

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Chancellor and G7 Finance Ministers agree milestone support for vulnerable countries

Chancellor and G7 Finance Ministers agree milestone support for vulnerable countries

Friday, 19 March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his G7 counterparts today agreed to back proposals for vulnerable countries to receive further financial support during the...

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Government raises £1.1 billion from sell down of NatWest Group shareholding

Government raises £1.1 billion from sell down of NatWest Group shareholding

Friday, 19 March 2021

The government has successfully completed a £1.1 billion sale of part of its holding in NatWest Group plc (NatWest, formerly the Royal Bank of Scotlan...

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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak call with US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak call with US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak and US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen spoke on the phone earlier this evening (15 March 2021) to discuss a ...

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Amanda Blanc appointed Women in Finance Champion as Charter marks fifth year

Amanda Blanc appointed Women in Finance Champion as Charter marks fifth year

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Amanda Blanc has been appointed as HM Treasury’s new Women in Finance Champion and will spearhead efforts to boost gender diversity across UK financia...

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Three Hundreds of Chiltern

Three Hundreds of Chiltern

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Michael Robert Hill appointed to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern. ...

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Finance Bill 2021 Published

Finance Bill 2021 Published

Thursday, 11 March 2021

The Finance Bill puts into law measures announced at Budget to help ensure millions of jobs and livelihoods continue to be protected as part of the go...

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Chancellor Statement   Budget press conference

Chancellor Statement Budget press conference

Wednesday, 03 March 2021

Delivered by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 3 March....

Budget 2021: What you need to know

Budget 2021: What you need to know

Wednesday, 03 March 2021

Measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget....

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Budget 2021 sets path for recovery

Budget 2021 sets path for recovery

Wednesday, 03 March 2021

In a Budget which ‘meets the moment’, the Chancellor has today (3 March) set out a £65 billion three-point plan to provide support for jobs and busine...

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Independent review recommends reforms to UK Listing rules to boost growth and markets

Independent review recommends reforms to UK Listing rules to boost growth and markets

Wednesday, 03 March 2021

Reforms to the rules that govern how companies raise finance on public markets will ensure the UK remains one of the most attractive places to grow an...

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Government completes final £5 billion sale of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM Limited

Government completes final £5 billion sale of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM Limited

Friday, 26 February 2021

A £5 billion sale of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM Limited (formerly Northern Rock) and their remaining loans, acquired by the taxpayer as a result ...

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UK’s global fintech leadership bolstered by new review

UK’s global fintech leadership bolstered by new review

Friday, 26 February 2021

An independent review has set out a plan for the UK to retain its global leadership in fintech by helping the country’s financial technology firms to ...

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Fund extended to help level up every corner of United Kingdom

Fund extended to help level up every corner of United Kingdom

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

A multibillion-pound fund to level-up opportunities is being extended so that people in every region and nation of the UK can benefit, it was announce...

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Business Rates Review Update

Business Rates Review Update

Friday, 19 February 2021

The final report of the government’s fundamental review of business rates will now be published in the Autumn, it was announced today, 19 February....

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Government to publish range of tax consultations and calls for evidence on 23 March

Government to publish range of tax consultations and calls for evidence on 23 March

Thursday, 18 February 2021

The government will publish a number of tax-related consultations and calls for evidence at the end of March....

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Chancellor prioritises climate change and urges support for vulnerable countries in first UK G7 Finance Meeting

Chancellor prioritises climate change and urges support for vulnerable countries in first UK G7 Finance Meeting

Friday, 12 February 2021

The Chancellor today called on his international counterparts to make climate and nature considerations a central part of all economic and financial d...

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Bounce back loan borrowers can delay repayments by extra six months

Bounce back loan borrowers can delay repayments by extra six months

Monday, 08 February 2021

Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back Loans to get through Covid-19 will now have greater flexibility to repay their loans, the gover...

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Almost 20,000 jobs protected by Film & TV Production Restart Scheme

Almost 20,000 jobs protected by Film & TV Production Restart Scheme

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

Almost 20,000 jobs in film and television have already been protected by a government-backed scheme to get screen productions back up and running agai...

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Buy now pay later products to be regulated

Buy now pay later products to be regulated

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

Interest-free buy-now-pay-later credit agreements will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in order to protect consumers under plans...

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Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says Dasgupta Review

Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says Dasgupta Review

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

A fundamental change in how we think about and approach economics is needed if we are to reverse biodiversity loss and protect and enhance our prosper...

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UK and Switzerland to deepen cooperation on financial services

UK and Switzerland to deepen cooperation on financial services

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Plans to move forward to the next stage of talks between the UK and Switzerland on an agreement on financial services were agreed between the Chancell...

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