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  • Investing in Britain's future: video

    An infographic video on the government's infrastructure plans, voiced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, 'Investing in Britain's future'

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander delivered his 'Investing in Britain's future' speech on the government's infrastructure plan on 27 June 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government prioritises long-term investment in infrastructure spending

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury outlines the government’s infrastructure investment priorities beyond 2015

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ministers welcome agreement on self-financing for local authority housing

    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Welsh Government Ministers have reached agreement which will enable local authorities to exit the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy (HRAS) system in Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Massive expansion of Troubled Families programme announced

    £200 million to be invested to help 400,000 high risk families, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled Families programme receives extra £200 million boost

    Additional funding for groundbreaking programme will extend intensive help to 400,000 high risk families.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Open for Growth: trade, tax and transparency event

    At a major pre-G8 event on 15 June the Prime Minister led a ‘call to action’ to G8 leaders on tax, trade and transparency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • G8 2013: new rules to bring unprecedented transparency on company ownership

    Progress made on international policy ahead of G8 summit also on tax information sharing and capacity building in developed countries

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • What is the Spending Round?

    The Spending Round 2013 will set out how the government will spend £740 billion pounds of tax-payers' money between April 2015 and April 2016.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public and private sector support cutting costs of public infrastructure with new code of conduct

    On Thursday 13 June the government will launch a new ‘best practice’ guide for the private and public sector to make savings in existing contracts for schools, hospitals and many other public infrastructure projects.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government saves £10 billion for taxpayers

    £8 billion savings target for 2012 to 2013 exceeded by 25% through fundamental reform to government operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury's speech to the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

    Danny Alexander reaffirms the government’s commitment to ‘stick to the path we are on’ while focussing spending on high value infrastructure projects.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Combating offshore employment tax avoidance: consultation launched

    The government proposes new measures to ensure correct employment taxes are being paid by offshore employment intermediaries

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government supports next generation of power semiconductors

    Government injects £2 million to develop next generation of power semiconductors in Stockport

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consumer of financial products well protected in the UK

    The third Scotland analysis paper highlights the benefits of UK consumer protection measures for savers and pensioners in Scotland.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Banks safer in the United Kingdom

    A detailed analysis by Treasury officials outlines the benefits the UK provides for Scottish financial service companies and their customers

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Independence would mean two sets of financial regulations

    An independent Scotland would be obliged by EU law to establish its own financial services regulator, UK Ministers told a Commons Committee.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Drax Biomass backed by UK Guarantee

    Drax Group Plc has announced that private funding for the conversion of their coal-fired power station to biomass will be the first to be underpinned by a UK Guarantee.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scotland analysis: currency and monetary policy

    The government has today published analysis of the currency options for an independent Scotland.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Chief Secretary, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP; Scotland analysis: currency paper launch

    Speech by the Chief Secretary.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government