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From Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Major roads investment in the north east and Yorkshire

    18 new road schemes worth £2.3 billion for Yorkshire and the north east of England.

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

  • Major roads investment in the south west

    £2 billion roads investment for the south west of England will create 1,300 new jobs and tackle A303 bottleneck.

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

  • Help to Buy helps 71,000 people

    Help to Buy has helped more than 71,000 people across the country buy a new home.

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

  • Bank remuneration: letter from the Chancellor to the Governor of the Bank of England

    The Chancellor has written to the Chair of the Financial Stability Board and Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney setting out concerns around the impact of increases in fixed pay in the banking sector.

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

  • Chancellor to waive VAT on Band Aid anniversary single

    Chancellor George Osborne has today agreed to waive VAT on sales of the Band Aid anniversary single.

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

  • Chancellor's two-day infrastructure tour

    Chancellor kicks off two-day tour to see how the government’s infrastructure plan is delivering road improvements across the country.

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

  • HMRC agrees approach to information sharing

    HMRC, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) agree approach to sharing of information and expertise.

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

  • HM Treasury guarantee to help financing for the £330 million University of Northampton’s Waterside Project

    Treasury confirms it will guarantee borrowing up to £292 million for the University of Northampton’s Waterside Project.

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

  • What is the Autumn Statement?

    Autumn Statement provides an update on the government's economic plans.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits veterans’ project on Armistice Day

    Michael Fallon has visited a veterans’ accommodation project as part of Armistice Day commemoration events.

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

  • Germany and UK agree joint proposal for rules on preferential IP regimes

    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.

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

  • Hundreds of thousands of small businesses supported by the Employment Allowance

    Over 850,000 employers are benefitting from the Employment Allowance across the UK.

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

  • Chancellor to waive £1 million VAT on Tower of London poppies

    Government will donate amount equivalent to expected VAT receipts from sale of the poppies using some of LIBOR fines collected from banks.

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

  • Bitcoin, Litecoin… How could digital currencies revolutionise the way we pay?

    Call for information on the benefits and risks of digital currencies launched.

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

  • Manchester to get directly elected Mayor

    Part of radical plans to devolve power and control to cities

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

  • Millions start receiving break-down of how their tax is spent

    HMRC sends out record number of letters in unprecedented move to make the tax system more transparent.

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

  • Chancellor Osborne to repay part of our First World War debt

    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.

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

  • Next step taken in stamping out international tax evasion

    51 jurisdictions across the globe sign agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information in an international clampdown on tax evasion.

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

  • PM and Chancellor give green light to develop HS3

    The rail link is part of a radical plan to improve transport in the north: the proposals will be key in creating a northern powerhouse.

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

  • UK and Singapore agree to increase financial services cooperation

    Ministers welcome new private sector forum to boost offshore Renminbi market outside Greater China

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