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Productive finance working group publishes recommendations addressing the barriers to investment in less liquid assets

Productive finance working group publishes recommendations addressing the barriers to investment in less liquid assets

Sunday, 26 September 2021

The Productive Finance Working Group has today published a series of recommendations which could facilitate greater investment in longer-term, less li...

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UK’s first Green Gilt raises £10 billion for green projects

UK’s first Green Gilt raises £10 billion for green projects

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Green projects across the country are set to benefit from funding from the UK’s first ever Green Gilt, launched today, which will help drive progress ...

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Businesses give back £1.3 billion in furlough cash

Businesses give back £1.3 billion in furlough cash

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

British businesses buoyed by the UK’s economic recovery have returned £1.3 billion in furlough cash, according to new statistics....

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UK tech firms and investors brought together for landmark Treasury Conference

UK tech firms and investors brought together for landmark Treasury Conference

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

The Chancellor will today hail the economic importance of the UK’s world-leading technology sector as he brings together some of Britain’s biggest tec...

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Plan for Jobs in action: hundreds of thousands of jobs supported in record £650 billion infrastructure investment

Plan for Jobs in action: hundreds of thousands of jobs supported in record £650 billion infrastructure investment

Monday, 13 September 2021

A record £650 billion infrastructure investment will support 425,000 jobs a year, according to a new Infrastructure Pipeline launched today (Monday) a...

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Numbers on furlough fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

Numbers on furlough fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

Thursday, 09 September 2021

The number of people on furlough has fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic as the UK economy continues to rebound and businesses ...

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Health and social care press conference – Rishi Sunak

Health and social care press conference – Rishi Sunak

Tuesday, 07 September 2021

The Chancellor’s statement on health and social care, delivered on 7 September 2021....

Chancellor launches vision for future public spending

Chancellor launches vision for future public spending

Monday, 06 September 2021

Government spending plans to be set out at the Spending Review on 27 October alongside an Autumn Budget....

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Eleventh UK India Economic and Financial Dialogue sees agreements on tackling climate change and boosting investment

Eleventh UK India Economic and Financial Dialogue sees agreements on tackling climate change and boosting investment

Wednesday, 01 September 2021

New steps to tackle climate change and boost investment were announced today at the 11th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) between the UK and Indi...

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John Flint appointed as UK Infrastructure Bank CEO

John Flint appointed as UK Infrastructure Bank CEO

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak appoints John Flint as first permanent Chief Executive of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB)....

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Non executive Director term extension on the Board of NS&I

Non executive Director term extension on the Board of NS&I

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

HM Treasury has announced the term extension of Christopher Fisher as a Non-executive Director on the Board of NS&I....

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Students learn about the Treasury in work experience scheme

Students learn about the Treasury in work experience scheme

Friday, 13 August 2021

Students from across the country got a taste of what it is like to work at the centre of government this week when they took part in a work experience...

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Government backed insurance scheme to give boost to events industry

Government backed insurance scheme to give boost to events industry

Friday, 06 August 2021

The live events sector is set to get a boost with a world-leading government-backed insurance scheme worth over £750 million, which will help them pla...

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Treasury Minister commends energy innovations towards Net Zero

Treasury Minister commends energy innovations towards Net Zero

Wednesday, 04 August 2021

A green jobs hub in the Midlands supporting the UK’s efforts to tackle climate change opened its doors to the minister responsible for the Net Zero re...

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Net Zero Treasury Minister visits Humberside green energy cluster

Net Zero Treasury Minister visits Humberside green energy cluster

Tuesday, 03 August 2021

Industry leaders came together this week to showcase how green energy projects in Humber and Teesside in the East Coast Cluster are leading the world ...

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Chancellor marks Help to Grow scheme launch with teach in alongside business owners

Chancellor marks Help to Grow scheme launch with teach in alongside business owners

Monday, 02 August 2021

The Chancellor has called on small and medium business leaders to sign up to a new programme designed to hone their expertise as he attended one of th...

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Vindi Banga appointed as new Chair of UK Government Investments

Vindi Banga appointed as new Chair of UK Government Investments

Monday, 02 August 2021

Vindi Banga has been appointed as Chair of UK Government Investments (UKGI), by John Glen, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury....

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Numbers on furlough fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

Numbers on furlough fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

Thursday, 29 July 2021

Almost three million people have moved off the furlough scheme since March as the economy began to bounce back and businesses reopened, according to n...

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Chancellor in Scotland: Scots getting back into work after furlough

Chancellor in Scotland: Scots getting back into work after furlough

Wednesday, 28 July 2021

The Chancellor today praised the “inspiring” people and businesses of Scotland during a visit to meet those supported by the UK Government’s £352 bill...

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Government announces trading plan to continue sell down of NatWest Group shareholding

Government announces trading plan to continue sell down of NatWest Group shareholding

Thursday, 22 July 2021

The government intends to sell part of its shareholding in NatWest Group plc (formerly the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) through a trading plan, i...

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Government announces simplified tax reporting for self employed and small businesses

Government announces simplified tax reporting for self employed and small businesses

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Reforms to the tax system that will make it easier for small businesses to fill out their returns have been announced by the government today (20 July...

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New £375 million scheme to drive investment in innovative firms of the future opens for applications

New £375 million scheme to drive investment in innovative firms of the future opens for applications

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

A new £375m scheme to drive investment in the UK’s most high growth, innovative and R&D intensive firms opens today (Tuesday 20 July) – in a move desi...

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Final Covid loans data reveals £80 billion of government support through the pandemic

Final Covid loans data reveals £80 billion of government support through the pandemic

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Businesses were supported through the pandemic with nearly £80 billion of emergency government-backed loans, final figures published by HM Treasury to...

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Government sets out conditions for returning to 0.7% aid target

Government sets out conditions for returning to 0.7% aid target

Sunday, 11 July 2021

The Government has today set out the fiscal circumstances under which the UK will return to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income on Official Develop...

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Chancellor welcomes milestone G20 progress on global tax reform

Chancellor welcomes milestone G20 progress on global tax reform

Saturday, 10 July 2021

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak today (10 July) has welcomed milestone progress on international tax reform during two-day meetings of G20 Fin...

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City & Financial Global Women in Finance Summit speech – John Glen MP

City & Financial Global Women in Finance Summit speech – John Glen MP

Thursday, 08 July 2021

Speech by John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to the City & Financial Global Women in Finance Summit...

Plan for Jobs one year on: More than a third of the working population supported through the pandemic

Plan for Jobs one year on: More than a third of the working population supported through the pandemic

Wednesday, 07 July 2021

More than a third of the working population have been supported since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to figures released one year on from t...

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Plan for Jobs one year on: Chancellor visits Wolverhampton as over a million West Midlands jobs protected through the pandemic

Plan for Jobs one year on: Chancellor visits Wolverhampton as over a million West Midlands jobs protected through the pandemic

Wednesday, 07 July 2021

More than a third of the working population and well over a million jobs in the West Midlands have been supported since the coronavirus pandemic began...

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Numbers on furlough halve in three months

Numbers on furlough halve in three months

Thursday, 01 July 2021

More than one million workers came off furlough in the four weeks between the end of April and the end of May alone, which coincided with the start of...

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Mansion House Speech 2021 – Rishi Sunak

Mansion House Speech 2021 – Rishi Sunak

Thursday, 01 July 2021

The Chancellor’s 2021 Mansion House speech, delivered on 1 July 2021. ...

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