Not Much of a Giveaway Budget
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Not Much of a Giveaway Budget

This year’s March Budget was the last Spring Budget, as Mr Hammond has said that from now on Budgets will be presented in Autumn, with the Spring reserved for a financial statement...

The Autumn Statement 2016
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The Autumn Statement 2016

This year’s Autumn Statement was much awaited as the first set piece for the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond...

Lower Forever?
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Lower Forever?

When the bank of England cut base rate to 0.5% in March 2009, nobody was expecting that nearly seven and a half years later the Bank’s next move would be a further cut to 0.25%, but that is what happened in early August...

The Autumn Statement 2015
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The Autumn Statement 2015

Most Chancellors have to make do with two parliamentary set pieces every 12 months: a Budget in spring and an Autumn Statement...