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SOLACE response to the Spring Statement

This is a statement from Martin Reeves, Solace Spokesperson for Local Government Finance, in response to the Spring Statement on 13 March...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:36

IEA: Spring Statement was a missed opportunity for tax cuts

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Spring statement Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs said...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:33

Spring Statement raises opportunity to use tax system to spur sustainable investment - reaction from REA

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement has opened the discussion regarding how the tax system can be used to spur growth in the UK’s recycling, renewable energy, and clean tech sectors, according to the REA...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:19

Business leaders will be relieved by ‘no-frills’ Spring Statement – IoD

Responding to today’s Spring Statement, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said...

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:18

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