News from the Regions

IMS - Eastern region

‘Financing a Private Sector Recovery’ paper

Vince Cable and George Osborne today launched a paper to encourage an industry-led recovery by addressing the problems businesses face accessing finance. The government recognises that access to finance is critical for businesses to survive and grow and that small and medium-sized companies face particular challenges. The current system is not adequately delivering finance to [...]...

Unemployment rate falls to 7.8 per cent

Increase in part-time workers results in labour market improvement The number of people unemployed in the UK fell by 34,000 in the three months to May, to 2.47 million, official figures show. Data released today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also shows a reduction of 20,800 in the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance, to [...]...

Whitehall shake - up in drive for efficiency

Responsibility for The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and the public sector procurement agency, Buying Solutions, will move to the Cabinet Office where they will form part of the Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG). Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said the move will bring together in one place all the cross-government operational functions, [...]...

Budget Report 2010 for the South East

Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out his Budget. The measures announced will reduce the deficit, introduce a fairer tax system, and encourage an enterprise and growth agenda in the UK. These steps are based on the Government's key values of responsibility, freedom and fairness. These measures include: · To help areas and communities [...]...

The Government’s 2010 Spending Review

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander today announced details of how the next Spending Review (SR) will be conducted. The SR, due to conclude in the Autumn, will set spending limits for every Government department for the period 2011-12 to 2014-15. The timetable for the review, [...]...