The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Autumn Statement to Parliament – here’s a summary of what was announced. CONTINUING TO BRING DOWN THE DEFICIT 1. New economic forecast – UK economy is forecast to be the fastest growing major economy in 2016, but the OBR has forecast growth to slow and inflation to rise […]
The Welsh Government’s budget will increase by over £400 million through to 2020-21. Today (23 November 2016) at Autumn Statement, the Chancellor set out announcements which will build an economy that works for everyone, in Wales and the whole of the UK. The UK government’s decision to focus on infrastructure spending means that the Welsh […]
Autumn Statement sets out an increase of more than £800 million through to 2020-2021, in the Scottish Government’s budget. Today (23 November 2016) at Autumn Statement, the Chancellor set out announcements which will build an economy that works for everyone, in Scotland and the whole of the UK. The UK Government’s decision to focus on […]
Major progress on multi-million pound projects to improve Midlands’ roads was announced by Highways England. Chief executive Jim O’Sullivan unveiled key developments on a number of major projects, bringing the promise of more jobs and a boost to the region’s economy, as he gave the opening speech at the two-day Highways UK event at the […]
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published a comprehensive report looking at the way small firms and the wider economy are affected by poor payment practice. Our report, ‘Time to Act: The economic impact of poor payment practice’, has found that existing policy interventions have had no discernible effect on tackling problems around the […]
Figures show the number of new homes has risen 11% in a year – the highest annual total in 8 years (since 2007 to 2008), representing the third consecutive year-on-year increase. Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell welcomed the figures as further evidence that government measures to deliver more homes were working and that Britain […]
New service will help more UK businesses break onto overseas markets, and take advantage of the global appetite for UK goods and services. The announcement of a new GREAT.gov.uk platform was made by the International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox. The platform will: give UK businesses secure preferential deals through the Department for International Trade […]
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed the majority of the preferred HS2 route from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds in a major boost for the UK’s future economic prosperity and a further clear signal the country is open for business. This is a major step towards: significantly increasing capacity on our […]
Leading the way in local government procurement, LGPE (Local Government Procurement Expo) returned for a second year at London Olympia on 2 November 2016. Opening the event, Public Sector Consultant Colin Cram said: “Local government is going to be at
Communities and Children Secretary Carl Sargeant set out how the Welsh Government plans to deliver its ambitious target of an additional 20,000 affordable homes. Delivering an Oral Statement to the Assembly, the Cabinet Secretary said the £1.3bn allocated over the term of this government to support the delivery of 20,000 affordable homes and complete the […]
