Insight
The Budget: What can ‘Dr No’ tell us about the challenges in designing the tax system?
Any Chancellor faces challenges in crafting tax changes – not least because they need to encourage people to pay them and ensure they can be collected.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2020: Background briefing
This briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2020 which will take place on 11 March 2020. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Insight
‘Levelling up’: How can economic growth and prosperity be measured across UK regions?
How accurately can GDP data capture regional variation in growth across the UK
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: process and issues
The UK and EU begin negotiations over their future relationship this week. This paper outlines the UK and EU's objectives, the main issues of contention and the process being followed in the negotiations
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Optimism on the up
As the new Chancellor prepares to give his first Budget, he will be looking at an economy that appears to be on the up, with business and consumer optimism increasing and a recovery in retail sales. However, he will also have to contend with a weaker situation than hoped for in the public finances, and
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, February 2020
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Revised Government spending plans for 2019/20
Details of the Supplementary Estimates for 2019/20, the Government's revised set of spending plans for each department, which will go before Parliament for approval on 2 March 2020.
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Research Briefing
Brexit statements
This paper provides links to a selection of statements both written and oral that have referenced Brexit in the title or in the statement since the EU referendum. This paper will be updated periodically.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Settlement 2020-21
This briefing summarises and analyses the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2020-21, set to be debated in the House on Wednesday 12 February 2020.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Interest rates on hold as business optimism improves
The Bank of England voted 7-2 to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.75%.
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Research Briefing
Foreign investment in UK companies in 2018 and the effect of Brexit
In 2018, the net value of foreign direct investment into the UK was worth £49.3 billion, down from £80.6 billion in 2017.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, January 2020
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Insight
Economic update: Interest rates on hold as business optimism improves
The Bank of England voted 7-2 to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.75%.
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Insight
Foreign investment in UK companies in 2018 and the effect of Brexit
In 2018, the net value of foreign direct investment into the UK was worth £49.3 billion, down from £80.6 billion in 2017.
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