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Government consults on EU Mortgage Credit Directive

Government consults on EU Mortgage Credit Directive

Friday, 05 September 2014

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

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

Friday, 05 September 2014

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

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

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

Thursday, 04 September 2014

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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Great British Brands: Screwfix plans to create 900 jobs

Great British Brands: Screwfix plans to create 900 jobs

Thursday, 04 September 2014

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

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

Thursday, 04 September 2014

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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Autumn Statement 2014: have your say

Autumn Statement 2014: have your say

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

Have your say on what you would like to see in Autumn Statement 2014. ...

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Autumn Statement 2014 date announced by Chancellor

Autumn Statement 2014 date announced by Chancellor

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

Chancellor to make his Autumn Statement on 3 December....

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Chancellor opens new hub for small business in Hastings

Chancellor opens new hub for small business in Hastings

Friday, 29 August 2014

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

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Tax relief encouraging regional theatre touring productions launched by Chancellor

Tax relief encouraging regional theatre touring productions launched by Chancellor

Friday, 29 August 2014

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

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Seychelles commit to sharing tax information

Seychelles commit to sharing tax information

Thursday, 28 August 2014

The country becomes the 46th jurisdiction to join the initiative launched by the G5. ...

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Danny Alexander answers #indyref questions during Facebook Q&A

Danny Alexander answers #indyref questions during Facebook Q&A

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Ahead of the Scottish independence referendum on 18 September Danny Alexander discussed the issues live on Facebook....

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Video games companies to begin claiming tax relief

Video games companies to begin claiming tax relief

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Video games companies across the UK will be able to begin claiming tax relief up to 25% on their production costs from today. ...

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Additional £1 million for MG ALBA announced by government

Additional £1 million for MG ALBA announced by government

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Funding will support the production of Gaelic language content, and continue providing a valued service for Gaelic speakers in Scotland. ...

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Equitable Life Payments Scheme payments pass £970 million

Equitable Life Payments Scheme payments pass £970 million

Monday, 18 August 2014

The government’s Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) has now issued £973 million worth of payments....

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New infrastructure guarantee for Speyside renewable energy plan issued by Treasury

New infrastructure guarantee for Speyside renewable energy plan issued by Treasury

Monday, 18 August 2014

This is the latest project to be supported by the UK Guarantees scheme where the UK government act as a loan guarantor to major infrastructure investm...

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VAT refund scheme for museums and galleries to be extended

VAT refund scheme for museums and galleries to be extended

Monday, 18 August 2014

Government announces plans to extend the VAT refund scheme which helps with the costs of providing free access to the public. ...

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Danny Alexander to take the case for staying in the UK to all corners of Scotland

Danny Alexander to take the case for staying in the UK to all corners of Scotland

Monday, 18 August 2014

Chief Secretary to the Treasury will be travelling around Scotland, from east to west and north to south, visiting a range of key companies....

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UK Treasury support kick starts 3,000 new homes in Aberdeen

UK Treasury support kick starts 3,000 new homes in Aberdeen

Friday, 15 August 2014

£80 million loan to finance a new development of 3,000 homes in Aberdeen....

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Government issues first Islamic bond

Government issues first Islamic bond

Thursday, 14 August 2014

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

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One in ten Scottish jobs linked to UK trade

One in ten Scottish jobs linked to UK trade

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Almost 270,000 jobs – over 1 in 10 - in Scotland are linked to trade with the UK....

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Government takes action to promote the provision of affordable credit through credit unions

Government takes action to promote the provision of affordable credit through credit unions

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Economic Secretary encourages employers and voluntary sector organisations to engage with credit unions....

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Danny Alexander: the pound question

Danny Alexander: the pound question

Thursday, 07 August 2014

Chief Secretary to the Treasury responds to the Scotland Decides TV debate on the independence referendum, and the question of currency....

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

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

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

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

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Chancellor on developing FinTech

Chancellor on developing FinTech

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

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

Chancellor on the pathway to a Northern Powerhouse

Chancellor on the pathway to a Northern Powerhouse

Tuesday, 05 August 2014

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

Northern Powerhouse: Chancellor sets out pathway

Northern Powerhouse: Chancellor sets out pathway

Tuesday, 05 August 2014

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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£100 million bank fines allocated by government to good causes

£100 million bank fines allocated by government to good causes

Friday, 01 August 2014

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

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Employment Allowance: New data reveals benefit of tax cut for UK employers

Employment Allowance: New data reveals benefit of tax cut for UK employers

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Brand new analysis shows benefit of the Employment Allowance in each region and sector across the UK. ...

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Digital by default: HMRC pioneering the way in digital public services

Digital by default: HMRC pioneering the way in digital public services

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

David Gauke opens pioneering HMRC digital delivery centre as over a quarter of a million more customers renew their tax credits online this year....

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Government publishes response to consultation on the provision of childcare accounts in Tax Free Childcare

Government publishes response to consultation on the provision of childcare accounts in Tax Free Childcare

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Tax-Free Childcare scheme was announced at Budget 2013, and will be available to up to 1.9 million working families....

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