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  • More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme so far

    Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have so far been created under the government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme - with tens of thousands more expected in the months ahead.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor statement to the House – Financial Services

    Statement, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, on 9 November 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor sets out ambition for future of UK financial services

    The UK will remain an open, attractive international financial centre, and extend its global leadership in green finance and financial technology, under plans outlined by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak today (9 November).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • A letter from Rishi Sunak to Sir David Norgrove on the date of the government and UK Statistics Authority’s response to their joint consultation on reform to the Retail Prices Index

    A letter from the Chancellor to the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) Board announcing that the government and UKSA’s response to their joint consultation on reform to the Retail Prices Index will be published alon…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor statement to the house – Furlough extension

    Statement, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, on 5 November 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government extends Furlough to March and increases self-employed support

    Workers across the United Kingdom will benefit from increased support with a five-month extension of the furlough scheme into Spring 2021, the Chancellor announced today, 5 November.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Asset Purchase Facility (APF) ceiling, November 2020

    The letters exchanged between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England confirm the increase in the limit of assets that the APF is authorised to purchase, financed by the issuance of central ba…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Natural Capital Committee Speech

    Kemi Badenoch, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, made a speech to the Natural Capital Committee on 3 November 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government increases support for self-employed across the UK

    The government is increasing its support to the self-employed over the coming months and ensuring people get paid faster than previously planned, it was announced today, 2 November.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced

    The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Millions of jobs will continue to be supported as Job Support Scheme launches

    Millions of jobs will continue to be supported over the winter months with the government’s JSS available to businesses across the UK from Sunday, 1 November.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Joint Call of the Finance Ministers of the “Five Eyes” Nations

    On Wednesday 28 October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak hosted a call with “Five Eyes” nations Finance Ministers from Australia, Canada and the United States.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and India agree to strengthen economic relationship to boost jobs

    Chancellor and Indian Finance Minister hold talks, committing to deepen economic relationship to boost jobs and investment in the UK and India.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor statement to the House – Plan For Jobs

    Statement, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, on 22 October 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan for Jobs: Chancellor increases financial support for businesses and workers

    The government today announced it will significantly increase the generosity and reach of its winter support schemes to ensure livelihoods and jobs across the UK continue to be protected in the difficult months to come, supp…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, September 2020

    CPI inflation was 0.2% in August 2020, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 17 September 2020. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 17 September 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Financial Services Bill introduced today

    A new Bill designed to ensure the UK’s world-leading financial services sector continues to thrive and grasp new opportunities on the global stage will be introduced to Parliament today (21 October 2020).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Spending Review to conclude late November

    The Chancellor has decided to conduct a one-year Spending Review on 25 November in order to prioritise the response to Covid-19, and our focus on supporting jobs

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Stamp duty holiday continues to help hundreds of thousands of jobs after further 21.3% boost in September

    House sales rose by 21.3% in September following the introduction of the stamp duty holiday – helping to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs in the housing sector and wider supply chain, new figures revealed today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New 'Diversity Built Britain' coin unveiled

    A new coin to mark the profound contribution minority communities have made to the shared history of the United Kingdom will enter circulation next week.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government