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From The Rt Hon George Osborne
  • Autumn Statement 2014: 16 things you should know

    The Chancellor has presented the Autumn Statement to Parliament – here’s a summary of what was announced.

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

  • Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2014 speech

    The Autumn Statement 2014 speech in full.

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

  • Chancellor to repay the nation’s First World War debt

    The government will now be able to refinance this debt with new bonds benefiting from today’s very low interest rate environment.

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

  • Funding for Lending Scheme: Bank of England and HM Treasury announce extension

    Bank of England and HM Treasury announce an extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme that focuses incentives towards supporting SME lending.

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

  • Funding for Lending Scheme extension to support SME lending: letters between the Chancellor and Governor of the Bank of England

    Exchange of letters between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor of the Bank of England on the extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme to support SME lending in 2015.

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

  • Biggest upgrade to roads in a generation

    The £15 billion ‘Road investment strategy’ will increase the capacity and improve the condition of England’s roads.

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

  • Major roads investment in the east of England

    The east of England gets a £1.5 billion investment in its roads as part of the new 'Road investment strategy'.

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

  • Major roads investment in London and the south east

    £1.4 billion package for 18 new road schemes in London and south east of England.

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

  • Major roads investment in the Midlands

    £1.4 billion for road investments in the Midlands will create an estimated 900 new construction jobs for the region.

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

  • Major roads investment in the north west

    £800 million for 9 new road schemes in the north west of England will create an estimated 600 construction jobs.

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

  • Major roads investment in the north east and Yorkshire

    18 new road schemes worth £2.3 billion for Yorkshire and the north east of England.

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

  • Major roads investment in the south west

    £2 billion roads investment for the south west of England will create 1,300 new jobs and tackle A303 bottleneck.

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

  • Help to Buy helps 71,000 people

    Help to Buy has helped more than 71,000 people across the country buy a new home.

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

  • Bank remuneration: letter from the Chancellor to the Governor of the Bank of England

    The Chancellor has written to the Chair of the Financial Stability Board and Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney setting out concerns around the impact of increases in fixed pay in the banking sector.

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

  • Chancellor to waive VAT on Band Aid anniversary single

    Chancellor George Osborne has today agreed to waive VAT on sales of the Band Aid anniversary single.

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

  • Chancellor's two-day infrastructure tour

    Chancellor kicks off two-day tour to see how the government’s infrastructure plan is delivering road improvements across the country.

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

  • HMRC agrees approach to information sharing

    HMRC, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) agree approach to sharing of information and expertise.

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

  • HM Treasury guarantee to help financing for the £330 million University of Northampton’s Waterside Project

    Treasury confirms it will guarantee borrowing up to £292 million for the University of Northampton’s Waterside Project.

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

  • What is the Autumn Statement?

    Autumn Statement provides an update on the government's economic plans.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits veterans’ project on Armistice Day

    Michael Fallon has visited a veterans’ accommodation project as part of Armistice Day commemoration events.

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