Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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Thursday, 04 December 2014
Bentley plans to build new research and development centre as part of £840 million UK site expansion, creating nearly 1,000 new jobs....
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
The Chancellor has presented the Autumn Statement to Parliament – here’s a summary of what was announced. ...
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
The government will now be able to refinance this debt with new bonds benefiting from today’s very low interest rate environment. ...
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Bank of England and HM Treasury announce an extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme that focuses incentives towards supporting SME lending....
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
A radical new approach to housing, £2.3 billion of investment in flood defences and £15 billion of road improvements...
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Lord Deighton spoke to conference delegates about infrastructure in the UK....
Friday, 28 November 2014
Help to Buy has helped more than 71,000 people across the country buy a new home....
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
'The report provides invaluable evidence for us to draw on in shaping tax policy', explains the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. ...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The government’s Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) has now issued over £990.5 million worth of payments....
Monday, 24 November 2014
Exchequer Secretary visits Heathrow Airport to see how Border Force and HMRC are controlling imports and exports at our borders....
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury gives an overview of the government's pension reforms....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Largest ever rupee bond to be issued on the London Stock Exchange is welcomed by the government. ...
Monday, 17 November 2014
Consultation looks at proposals to extend new tougher standards for bankers to UK branches of foreign banks....
Monday, 17 November 2014
Gift Aid model declaration form is to be improved by government, to stop charities losing out on potentially billions of pounds of Gift Aid....
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Chancellor George Osborne has today agreed to waive VAT on sales of the Band Aid anniversary single....
Friday, 14 November 2014
Chancellor kicks off two-day tour to see how the government’s infrastructure plan is delivering road improvements across the country. ...
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Treasury confirms it will guarantee borrowing up to £292 million for the University of Northampton’s Waterside Project....
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Economic Secretary, Andrea Leadsom's speech at the Building Societies Association annual lunch....
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Autumn Statement provides an update on the government's economic plans. ...
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander at the Energy Institute Aberdeen Highlands and Islands branch annual dinner....
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Germany and the UK have agreed a joint proposal to advance the negotiations on new rules for preferential IP regimes within the G20/OECD BEPS Project....
Monday, 10 November 2014
The aggregates levy is an environmental tax on commercially exploited aggregates....
Friday, 07 November 2014
Over 850,000 employers are benefitting from the Employment Allowance across the UK. ...
Thursday, 06 November 2014
Government will donate amount equivalent to expected VAT receipts from sale of the poppies using some of LIBOR fines collected from banks....
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury sets out progress made, and future plans, on creating a modern and efficient tax system. ...
Monday, 03 November 2014
Call for information on the benefits and risks of digital currencies launched....
Monday, 03 November 2014
Bitcoin, Litecoin…why we’re calling for information on the benefits and risks of digital currencies....
Monday, 03 November 2014
Part of radical plans to devolve power and control to cities...
Sunday, 02 November 2014
HMRC sends out record number of letters in unprecedented move to make the tax system more transparent....
Friday, 31 October 2014
Government to pay off part of the nation’s First World War debt, as part of a redemption of bonds stretching as far back as the eighteenth century....
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Chair’s statement on the meeting on the Strait of Hormuz
Environment Agency Waste company crackdown secures £28,500 for charities
Great British Energy – Nuclear GBE-N Continues to Build Delivery Team for First SMRs
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Avian Influenza housing measures lifted
Ministry of Defence AI-powered drones to detect explosive threats and protect military personnel