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Chancellor did nothing to help working people hit by falling wages and with poor quality work, says TUC

The TUC has criticised the lack of action in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement today...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:12

Written statements on 1) Spring Statement - consultations and 2) Spring Statement

Mr Philip Hammond (Chancellor of the Exchequer): Today I set out the Government’s first Spring Statement, as part of the move to a single fiscal event...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:04

CBI responds to the Spring Statement: Chancellor backs British business to secure future prosperity

Vision for the UK economy rightly based on enterprise and innovation...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:01

EEF comment on Spring Statement

Commenting on the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer today, Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive of EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:00

Sadiq Khan: Spring Statement fails to rise to the challenge facing Britain over the year ahead

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today said the Government had ‘failed to rise to the challenges facing Britain over the uncertain year ahead’, as the UK edges ever closer to leaving the European Union...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:57

RAC reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Statement

RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “The announcement that the Chancellor will look at the possibility of reducing VED for businesses that buy cleaner vans is very welcome and we look forward to seeing more detail on this...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:21

LGA: Bus passenger journeys fall again, reaching lowest level in a decade

The amount of people using buses in England each year has fallen to its lowest level in a decade – down to 4.38 billion passenger journeys across the country in 2016/17 – new figures reveal today...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:19

Spring statement 2018: John McDonnell responds to Chancellor

Responding to the Spring Statement, John McDonnell, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor said...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:12

Spring statement 2018: Government to consult on Taxation of self-funded work-related training

A skilled workforce benefits both individuals and the wider UK economy...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:10

Spring statement 2018: Business rates: delivering more frequent revaluations

Spring Statement announces that the government is bringing forward the next property revaluation for business rates by one year to 2021...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:08