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  • 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

  • First wave of smaller sites set to get funding boost to build nearly 13,000 new homes

    Work on nearly 13,000 homes stalled by the 2008 housing crash are set to be restarted thanks to half a billion of government investment.

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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

  • Great British Brands: Rolls-Royce and Teach First to train 75 new STEM teachers

    Chancellor welcomes new Rolls-Royce and Teach First partnership to train 75 new STEM teachers on his tour of Great British Brands.

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

  • Great British Brands: Screwfix plans to create 900 jobs

    Chancellor welcomes Screwfix plans to create 900 jobs and open over 50 new stores in 2015 as part of his tour of Great British Brands.

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

  • Great British Brands: Chancellor welcomes Weetabix drive to export to China

    The Chancellor's visit to the company in Corby kicked off his Great British Brands tour, aimed at supporting Britain’s best known companies.

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

  • Autumn Statement 2014 date announced by Chancellor

    Chancellor to make his Autumn Statement on 3 December.

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

  • Chancellor opens new hub for small business in Hastings

    Chancellor George Osborne officially opened a £7 million regeneration project and a new office location for businesses in the region.

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

  • Tax relief encouraging regional theatre touring productions launched by Chancellor

    Chancellor visited Theatre Royal in Brighton to launch theatre tax relief as new productions announced.

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

  • Chancellor announces review into the future of financial technologies

    Chancellor George Osborne has asked the Government Office for Science to examine how FinTech will evolve in the future.

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

  • Government issues first Islamic bond

    Britain becomes the first country outside the Islamic world to issue sovereign Sukuk.

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

  • Local people at heart of growing Ebbsfleet Garden City

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles set out plans that put people at the heart of shaping the future development of the Ebbsfleet Garden City.

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

  • Plan to make Britain global centre of financial innovation set out by government

    Measures announced to support the growth of the country's FinTech sector.

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

  • Chancellor on developing FinTech

    Chancellor's speech at the launch of the new trade body for FinTech, 'Innovate Finance'.

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

  • New technical schools provide job boost for young people

    Top employers including Jaguar Land Rover, Hitachi, Dyson and Kew Botanical Gardens back the new schools.

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

  • Chancellor on the pathway to a Northern Powerhouse

    Responding to the 'One North' report, the Chancellor sets out the pathway to a Northern economic powerhouse.

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

  • Northern Powerhouse: Chancellor sets out pathway

    The government’s pathway to a northern economic powerhouse is set out by the Chancellor in a speech at Beetham Tower, Manchester.

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

  • £100 million bank fines allocated by government to good causes

    Bank fines to be allocated to good causes supporting the Armed forces community and other charitable bodies and organisations.

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