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121,500 households benefit from stamp duty cut saving £284 million

121,500 households benefit from stamp duty cut saving £284 million

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Over the next five years, it is estimated that the government’s flagship housing policy will help over 1 million people getting onto the housing ladde...

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Lowestoft and Yarmouth Ports can be the catalyst for local regeneration

Lowestoft and Yarmouth Ports can be the catalyst for local regeneration

Friday, 27 July 2018

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss, visited Great Yarmouth today (27 July 2018) to talk about the importance of ports to the local economy....

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Chancellor announces £12 million for Bombardier and invites Derry Londonderry city deal bid

Chancellor announces £12 million for Bombardier and invites Derry Londonderry city deal bid

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

The Chancellor visits Northern Ireland to help the company secure long-term manufacturing jobs in Belfast....

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Funding from EU programmes guaranteed until the end of 2020

Funding from EU programmes guaranteed until the end of 2020

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

UK organisations that secure funding through EU programmes, from now until the end of 2020, will be guaranteed by the UK government even in a no deal ...

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Around one million public sector workers to get pay rise

Around one million public sector workers to get pay rise

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Around one million public sector workers are set to benefit from the biggest pay rise in almost 10 years....

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Chief Secretary heralds beer exports from Bungay, Suffolk, all the way to Brazil

Chief Secretary heralds beer exports from Bungay, Suffolk, all the way to Brazil

Friday, 20 July 2018

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss visited Suffolk to hear from local businesses about their exporting success....

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£850 million record boost for creative sectors

£850 million record boost for creative sectors

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Britain’s world-leading creative sector has benefited from over £850 million of support in the last year, official statistics showed today (19 July 20...

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Cambridge based digital taskforce to boost British infrastructure

Cambridge based digital taskforce to boost British infrastructure

Thursday, 19 July 2018

The taskforce will bring together experts from industry, academia and government to advise on how data, AI and machine learning can predict the needs ...

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Economic Secretary speech: Green Finance Summit

Economic Secretary speech: Green Finance Summit

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

"My vision for the next twelve months and beyond is an explosion of the momentum to the point where ‘green finance’ becomes simply – ‘finance’." said ...

Extra funding freedoms for Liverpool City Region

Extra funding freedoms for Liverpool City Region

Thursday, 12 July 2018

A new funding agreement that will benefit residents, businesses and the local economy in the Liverpool City Region has been announced today (12 July 2...

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£700 million South West food exports are vital to economic success

£700 million South West food exports are vital to economic success

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Liz Truss visited Cornwall to herald the thriving food industry in the region and encourage more businesses to export world-leading Cornish foods abro...

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More financial services firms commit to improve gender diversity at the top

More financial services firms commit to improve gender diversity at the top

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

More firms have joined the Treasury's Women in Finance charter....

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Chancellor in Saudi Arabia: 8 9 July

Chancellor in Saudi Arabia: 8 9 July

Monday, 09 July 2018

The Chancellor is meeting key government ministers and businesses to help progress the Vision 2030 reform plan....

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Finance Bill 2018 19: government releases draft legislation

Finance Bill 2018 19: government releases draft legislation

Friday, 06 July 2018

This legislation, which implements tax policies announced in recent fiscal events, continues the government’s commitment to a competitive and fair tax...

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Liz Truss encourages West Midlands independent businesses to embrace export opportunities

Liz Truss encourages West Midlands independent businesses to embrace export opportunities

Thursday, 05 July 2018

Chief Secretary to the Treasury visited Birmingham and Coventry to hear from small and independent businesses about how the government can help them i...

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Best of East Midlands business lauded by Robert Jenrick

Best of East Midlands business lauded by Robert Jenrick

Friday, 29 June 2018

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick kicks off a UK-wide tour of business innovation in Leicester today (29 June 2018)....

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury visits Royal Norfolk Show

Chief Secretary to the Treasury visits Royal Norfolk Show

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Liz Truss celebrates the importance of food and drink exports to the East of England....

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss speech to the London School of Economics

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss speech to the London School of Economics

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Liberation nation: how to free the economy and reinvent the state...

Chancellor in Mumbai to showcase London as the best place in the world for Indian investors to raise funding

Chancellor in Mumbai to showcase London as the best place in the world for Indian investors to raise funding

Monday, 25 June 2018

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has travelled to Mumbai, India for the annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)....

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Exchequer Secretary speech to Goldman Sachs

Exchequer Secretary speech to Goldman Sachs

Friday, 22 June 2018

Exchequer Secretary, Robert Jenrick's speech to alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program....

Green Finance Institute and Financial Services Skills Taskforce unveiled

Green Finance Institute and Financial Services Skills Taskforce unveiled

Friday, 22 June 2018

The two announcements were made by the Chancellor in his Mansion House speech....

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£10 billion Immingham and Grimsby ports can be gateways to prosperity

£10 billion Immingham and Grimsby ports can be gateways to prosperity

Friday, 22 June 2018

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Elizabeth Truss, visited Lincolnshire today (Friday, 22 June) to talk about the importance of ports to the local econ...

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Mansion House 2018: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Mansion House 2018: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Annual Mansion House speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP....

Professor Julia Black and Jill May appointed to the PRC

Professor Julia Black and Jill May appointed to the PRC

Monday, 18 June 2018

A leading academic in regulation and a senior investment banker have been appointed as the new external members of the Prudential Regulation Committee...

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The CityUK Conference 2018: Economic Secretary speech

The CityUK Conference 2018: Economic Secretary speech

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen speaks at the CityUK Conference 2018....

Chancellor speech: German Family Business Conference 2018

Chancellor speech: German Family Business Conference 2018

Friday, 08 June 2018

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond's speech at the German Family Business Conference 2018....

Andy King and Bronwyn Curtis OBE appointed to the OBR

Andy King and Bronwyn Curtis OBE appointed to the OBR

Friday, 08 June 2018

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) provides independent analysis of the UK’s public finances....

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Trade growth top of the agenda on Teesside tour

Trade growth top of the agenda on Teesside tour

Thursday, 07 June 2018

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss, visited Teesside to highlight a growing export industry and hear from local businesses about their future ...

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RBS share sale returns £2.5 billion to UK taxpayers

RBS share sale returns £2.5 billion to UK taxpayers

Tuesday, 05 June 2018

Over £2.5 billion worth of government-owned RBS shares were sold last night as part of the government’s policy to return the bank to private ownership...

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UKGI advises Chancellor to undertake a second sale of government's shareholding in RBS tonight

UKGI advises Chancellor to undertake a second sale of government's shareholding in RBS tonight

Monday, 04 June 2018

UK Government Investments (UKGI) today (4 June 2018) advised the Chancellor it would be appropriate to conduct the second sale of the government’s sha...

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