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  • Telegraph's Investing in Britain Forum: Chief Secretary's speech

    Elizabeth Truss's speech on embracing the new economy and encouraging innovation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Advanced Maths Premium can open more doors for young people

    Schools will receive £600 for every additional pupil who takes an advanced maths qualification, helping to ensure Britain has skills for success in the future.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • First female chief appointed to Royal Mint in its one thousand year history

    The Royal Mint today appointed Anne Jessopp as its new chief executive and Deputy Master of the Mint.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • South West has the potential to become the UK's start-up hub

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury Elizabeth Truss is visiting Bristol to meet high growth local businesses who attracted millions of pounds in Silicon Valley investment in 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £866 million investment to help unlock potential 200,000 new homes

    Up to 200,000 new homes are set to get off the ground as government confirms £866 million investment in local housing projects.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Clare Lombardelli appointed as Chief Economic Advisor

    Clare Lombardelli has been appointed as the new Director General, Economics and Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury. She will take up the role on 3 April.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New accountability rules for insurers

    Senior executives in insurance will be held personally responsible for misconduct, as part of plans to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and Welsh Governments confirm next steps in Welsh tax devolution

    The first Welsh taxes for almost 800 years are ready to be switched on, the UK and Welsh governments today (Friday January 26) confirmed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Welsh economy one of the fastest growing in the UK

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury Elizabeth Truss and Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns visited technology exporter Sure Chill in Cardiff to learn more about the Welsh export market.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Post-Brexit economy will help Merseyside trade with the world

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss visited Liverpool to highlight a booming export economy.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK launches new anti-money laundering watchdog

    A new watchdog launches today to strengthen the UK’s defences against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Card surcharge ban means no more nasty surprises for shoppers

    Hidden charges for paying with a debit or credit card will be banned from today (13 January).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Over 350,000 people benefit from support to buy their own home

    Help to Buy schemes also help more than 300,000 first time buyers onto the housing ladder.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HM Treasury welcomes new ministerial team

    The Chancellor Philip Hammond has today (10 January 2018) welcomed the department’s new ministerial team.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Joint article: a deep and special partnership

    A joint article by Philip Hammond and David Davis that originally appeared in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 10 January 2018.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Protecting the future of peer-to-peer lending

    Draft legislation clarifies that no business borrowing through a peer-to-peer platform needs to be regulated as a ‘deposit taker’ unless that is their core business.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK establishes new money laundering watchdog

    A new watchdog has been created to further tighten the UK’s defences against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Over 900,000 more customers open fee-free basic bank accounts

    Over 900,000 new fee-free basic bank accounts were opened between July 2016 - June 2017, taking the total number of fee-free accounts open to nearly 5 million.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Economic talks herald Golden Era in UK-China relations

    The wide-ranging dialogue further strengthened the Golden Era in UK-China relations, boosting cooperation across the two countries’ strategic partnership.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New phase in Golden Era for UK-China relations

    More than a billion pounds of trade and investment will be agreed at the 9th UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government