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  • Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme review

    Exchange of letters between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England on the conclusion of the Financial Policy Committee’s (FPC) review of the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chancellor abolishes 55% tax on pension funds at death

    People with defined contribution pension savings will no longer have to worry about their pension savings being taxed at 55% on death.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK government welcomes social impact investment report

    The report recognises how social investment helps address society’s most difficult problems and calls for more action to grow the market.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • LIBOR fine boost for wounded soldiers

    Chancellor pledges £250,000 donation following his surprise visit to launch the Coldstream Guards three-day cycle ride from London to France.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government consults on extending LIBOR powers to more financial benchmarks

    Consultation launched on extending the new legislation the government put in place to regulate LIBOR to cover further benchmarks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Economic Secretary on foreign direct investment

    Foreign direct investment is one of the UK's big success stories, says Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrea Leadsom.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain leads clamp down on international tax avoidance

    The UK is the first of 44 countries to formally commit to implementing the new country-by-country reporting template.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government takes action to modernise 100 year-old insurance industry rules

    Insurance Bill introduced to Parliament.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Great Bonds with China: UK-China dialogue opens economic opportunities as Britain issues first RMB debt

    Britain to become the first western country to issue a bond in China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK government renminbi bond issuance

    UK government to issue the world’s first non-Chinese sovereign offshore renminbi bond.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chancellor's speech to the first UK-China Bilateral Investment Conference

    The full text of Chancellor George Osborne's speech to the first UK-China Bilateral Investment Conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK takes Shakespeare to new audience of one billion people in China

    Government funding of £1.5 million to Royal Shakespeare Company allows the Bard's complete works to be translated into Mandarin

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New £1 coin design competition opens

    The Chancellor invites the nation to design the ‘tails’ side of new £1 coin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help to Buy: helping first-time buyers onto the housing ladder

    Official statistics show more than 48,000 people have bought a home through the scheme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Northern Powerhouse science plans set out by Chancellor

    Ambitious proposals for a potential major new National Institute for Materials Research and Innovation welcomed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government considers options to improve the Landfill Communities Fund

    The government will consider different options in consultation with landfill site operators, environmental bodies and their regulatory body.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Financial Secretary David Gauke meets Canadian finance minister to discuss joint action on tax matters

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke’s meeting with Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the latest step in productive relationship between the two tax administrations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government extends freeze on rail fares to 2015

    No regulated rail fares will rise by more than inflation in 2015 - with last year’s freeze this will save season ticket holders around £75 over 2014 and 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government consults on EU Mortgage Credit Directive

    The government has today (5 September 2014) launched a consultation on incorporating new European regulations on mortgage lending into UK law.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Treasury minister Priti Patel visits nursery to discuss Tax-Free Childcare with parents

    The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury visited a nursery and met parents to highlight the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government