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Agreement with Switzerland to secure billions in unpaid tax

Agreement with Switzerland to secure billions in unpaid tax

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

The government is today initialling an historic agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion....

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Minister urges businesses in the East Midlands not to miss out on National Insurance holiday

Minister urges businesses in the East Midlands not to miss out on National Insurance holiday

Monday, 22 August 2011

Treasury Minister, David Gauke reminds new businesses not to miss out on Regional Employer National Insurance contributions holiday....

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The Government announces 11 new Enterprise Zones to accelerate local growth, as part of the Plan for Growth

The Government announces 11 new Enterprise Zones to accelerate local growth, as part of the Plan for Growth

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

The location of eleven new Enterprise Zones, designed to boost local growth and create over 30,000 new jobs by 2015, were announced today....

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Capital allowances loophole ended

Capital allowances loophole ended

Thursday, 11 August 2011

The Government has bought forward loophole closure which allowed businesses to accelerate capital allowances and obtain early tax relief....

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Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, on the global economy

Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, on the global economy

Thursday, 11 August 2011

Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer....

Alexander announces extra funding for mountain rescue services

Alexander announces extra funding for mountain rescue services

Monday, 01 August 2011

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury today set out just over £200,000 additional funding for mountain rescue teams across the UK....

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Minister urges businesses in the West Midlands not to miss out on National Insurance holiday

Minister urges businesses in the West Midlands not to miss out on National Insurance holiday

Monday, 01 August 2011

Treasury Minister, David Gauke reminds new businesses about the Regional Employer National Insurance contributions holiday....

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Government introduces deregulatory measures to help SMEs access equity financing

Government introduces deregulatory measures to help SMEs access equity financing

Sunday, 31 July 2011

The Financial Secretary, has announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus have been brought into effect a year early....

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Government consultation on proposed pension contribution changes for civil servants, NHS workers and teachers

Government consultation on proposed pension contribution changes for civil servants, NHS workers and teachers

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

The Cabinet Office, Department for Education and the NHS will today publish consultations on pension contribution increases for 2012/13....

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The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report on Plan for Growth reforms announced today....

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Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at the Atlantic Council, Washington DC

Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at the Atlantic Council, Washington DC

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury....

Leadership of Infrastructure UK

Leadership of Infrastructure UK

Monday, 25 July 2011

The Treasury is today announcing the appointment of Geoffrey Spence as the new Chief Executive of Infrastructure UK....

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Chancellor’s statement on the UK India Economic and Financial Dialogue

Chancellor’s statement on the UK India Economic and Financial Dialogue

Monday, 25 July 2011

Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer....

Chancellor welcomes over £1 billion of new business deals at UK   India economic and financial dialogue

Chancellor welcomes over £1 billion of new business deals at UK India economic and financial dialogue

Sunday, 24 July 2011

The Chancellor hosted Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the UK - India economic and financial dialogue today....

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Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP at the opening of the Hi Scot Credit Union
Coastal communities to receive a multi million pound boost

Coastal communities to receive a multi million pound boost

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Coastal communities across the United Kingdom will receive a multi-million pound boost each year from a new Coastal Communities....

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Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, at the India International Banking & Finance Summit
Chief Secretary sets out progress on public service pensions

Chief Secretary sets out progress on public service pensions

Monday, 18 July 2011

The Government to start formal consultations on increasing public service pension contributions in 2012-13....

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Government publishes new corporate governance code

Government publishes new corporate governance code

Monday, 18 July 2011

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Minister for the Cabinet Office today published a new Code for corporate governance....

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Government to review taxation of remote gambling

Government to review taxation of remote gambling

Sunday, 17 July 2011

The government has today announced that it will review the case for amending the taxation regime for remote gambling....

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Alexander announces new budget flexibility for Devolved Administrations

Alexander announces new budget flexibility for Devolved Administrations

Sunday, 17 July 2011

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, today set out a new system of budgetary flexibility for the Devolved Administrations....

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Frequently asked questions on the closure of the cheque system

Frequently asked questions on the closure of the cheque system

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Frequently asked questions on the closure of the cheque system....

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Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, at Innovations in Financing European Infrastructure
Treasury publishes unaudited summary of first ever Whole of Government Accounts

Treasury publishes unaudited summary of first ever Whole of Government Accounts

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

The Treasury has today published an unaudited summary of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) for the year 2009-10....

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Publication of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2011

Publication of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2011

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

The 2011 Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) (Cm 8104) is published today....

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Public Expenditure 2010 11: Provisional Outturn

Public Expenditure 2010 11: Provisional Outturn

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

The Treasury today published the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 8133) showing provisional outturn spending for DEL and AME....

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Speech by David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, at the Centre for Business Taxation, Oxford
Tax simplification team to review pensioner taxation and share schemes

Tax simplification team to review pensioner taxation and share schemes

Sunday, 10 July 2011

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is to turn its attention to pensioner taxation and employee share schemes in two new projects....

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Government seeks views on greater integration of income tax and national insurance contributions

Government seeks views on greater integration of income tax and national insurance contributions

Sunday, 10 July 2011

The government issues call for evidence on the integration of the operation of the income tax and National Insurance contributions systems....

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Tax simplification team to review pensioner taxation and share schemes

Tax simplification team to review pensioner taxation and share schemes

Sunday, 10 July 2011

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is to turn its attention to pensioner taxation and employee share schemes in two new projects....

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