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UKFI advises Chancellor to sell another part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group

UKFI advises Chancellor to sell another part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

UK Financial Investments today advised the Chancellor it would be appropriate to sell another part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking ...

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Budget bingo tax cut to create and save hundreds of jobs and revitalise industry

Budget bingo tax cut to create and save hundreds of jobs and revitalise industry

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Industry welcomes tax cut and unveils plans for the future....

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Chancellor welcomes new jobs following fall in beer duty

Chancellor welcomes new jobs following fall in beer duty

Monday, 24 March 2014

Chancellor visits the Midlands....

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Budget changes lead to creation of hundreds of jobs in oil and gas industry

Budget changes lead to creation of hundreds of jobs in oil and gas industry

Friday, 21 March 2014

Maersk Oil and BG Group announce new allowance for ultra High Pressure High Temperature fields will help enable development of two new projects leadin...

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Budget extension of Help to Buy equity loan creates thousands of construction jobs

Budget extension of Help to Buy equity loan creates thousands of construction jobs

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Help to Buy Equity loan scheme extension creating new construction jobs...

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Chancellor George Osborne's Budget 2014 speech

Chancellor George Osborne's Budget 2014 speech

Thursday, 20 March 2014

The Budget 2014 speech in full. ...

Budget 2014: Key announcements

Budget 2014: Key announcements

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Budget 2014: Chancellor sets out how the government is taking further action to build a resilient economy....

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OBR re appointment announcements: Graham Parker and Kate Barker

OBR re appointment announcements: Graham Parker and Kate Barker

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

The Chancellor has proposed the re-appointment of two members of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)....

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Budget 2014: support for savers announced

Budget 2014: support for savers announced

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Series of radical measures to help savers at every stage of their lives announced by Chancellor at Budget....

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New £1 coin announced

New £1 coin announced

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

The new £1 coin will have the same shape as the 12-sided three pence piece or ‘threepenny bit’....

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Chancellor announces three senior Bank of England appointments

Chancellor announces three senior Bank of England appointments

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

The Chancellor has today announced a number of senior appointments to the Bank of England, which will strengthen and enhance the Bank’s senior team....

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Chancellor announces major boost to housebuilding

Chancellor announces major boost to housebuilding

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Chancellor announces major new development in Ebbsfleet and extension to Help to Buy: equity loan scheme....

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Government to make it easier to check that you’ve got the right bank deal

Government to make it easier to check that you’ve got the right bank deal

Sunday, 16 March 2014

New data mean bank customers will be able make more a informed decision on whether they should switch accounts. ...

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All about the Budget

All about the Budget

Friday, 14 March 2014

The next Budget statement will be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday 19 March 2014....

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Public sector pay awards for 2014 15

Public sector pay awards for 2014 15

Thursday, 13 March 2014

The government has today set out the pay awards for over one million public sector workers in line with the policy of a one percent pay rise in 2014-1...

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Public service pension reform nears conclusion

Public service pension reform nears conclusion

Thursday, 13 March 2014

One of the final elements of the government’s comprehensive public service pension reform programme has today been set out by the Chief Secretary to t...

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First evaluation of tax arrangements for off payroll contracts in the public sector published

First evaluation of tax arrangements for off payroll contracts in the public sector published

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

The evaluation follows new rules designed to ensure ‘off-payroll’ contractors pay proper tax. ...

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Danny Alexander's speech to the National Association of Pension Funds

Danny Alexander's speech to the National Association of Pension Funds

Friday, 07 March 2014

A full economic, fiscal and political union of the UK, including Scotland, with full use of the UK pound is exactly what the industries and the people...

Thousands of jobs and apprenticeships to get seaside economies and flood affected areas growing

Thousands of jobs and apprenticeships to get seaside economies and flood affected areas growing

Friday, 07 March 2014

50 Coastal Communities Fund winners named and next bidding round opened....

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Employment Allowance: one month to go until businesses can claim £2k cashback on jobs

Employment Allowance: one month to go until businesses can claim £2k cashback on jobs

Thursday, 06 March 2014

Treasury minister David Gauke visits tech start-up to mark Employment Allowance milestone....

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LIBOR funds to support first Invictus Games in London

LIBOR funds to support first Invictus Games in London

Thursday, 06 March 2014

£1 million from the LIBOR fund will be used to support a major new international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick Service personnel, the C...

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Cheque payments to become quicker and easier

Cheque payments to become quicker and easier

Thursday, 06 March 2014

Plans unveiled to modernise cheque payments....

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Martin Clarke announced as new Government Actuary

Martin Clarke announced as new Government Actuary

Wednesday, 05 March 2014

A Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Martin Clarke has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University....

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World Bank Group member becomes first international institution to issue a Renminbi bond in London

World Bank Group member becomes first international institution to issue a Renminbi bond in London

Tuesday, 04 March 2014

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) issued a Renminbi 1 billion bond in London today....

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Lord Deighton congratulates the engineers of tomorrow at Crossrail Awards

Lord Deighton congratulates the engineers of tomorrow at Crossrail Awards

Monday, 03 March 2014

‘Crossrail Apprentice of the Year’, announced by Lord Deighton....

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Statement by G7 finance ministers on economic support for Ukraine

Statement by G7 finance ministers on economic support for Ukraine

Monday, 03 March 2014

A statement issued by G7 finance ministers, on economic support for Ukraine....

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Fullerton Fund Management set to establish presence in the UK

Fullerton Fund Management set to establish presence in the UK

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Singaporean based investment management firm is in the process of establishing an office in London....

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HMRC campaign targets offshore account holders in fresh clamp down on tax evasion

HMRC campaign targets offshore account holders in fresh clamp down on tax evasion

Monday, 24 February 2014

Chancellor George Osborne launches the campaign as G20 ministers agree next steps in global fight against tax avoidance and evasion....

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Financial Secretary on Islamic finance and Help to Buy

Financial Secretary on Islamic finance and Help to Buy

Friday, 21 February 2014

A speech by the Financial Secretary on Islamic finance and the new Help to Buy scheme rules....

UK government pledges £255,000 to help residents of Blanefield

UK government pledges £255,000 to help residents of Blanefield

Thursday, 20 February 2014

The government announces it will help Blanefield residents with the cost of removing contamination from their land. ...

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