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Research Briefing
Industrial policy, 2010 to 2015
Industrial policy is the way that government supports industry to boost the economy. This note surveys industrial policy since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Budget 2014: a summary
Budget 2014 and Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts: a summary. Includes overview along with analysis of forecasts and changes to pensions and savings, the welfare cap and the treatment of disputed tax.
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Research Briefing
Who’s the new ISA, NISA, for?
(Click to Enlarge) The Chancellor announced changes to ISAs in his 2014 Budget to allow people to put up to £15,000 a year in them (in any mix of cash and stocks and shares).
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Research Briefing
Construction Industry Training Board Levy
Construction Industry Training Board Levy is paid by eligation construction firms. Money raised is used to pay for training and skill development.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, March 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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Research Briefing
Budget 2014: Background briefing
This note sets out the background to the 2014 Budget.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, March 2014
This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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Research Briefing
Recession and recovery: the German experience
Examines how Germany’s economy has performed well in the post-war recession period due to low unemployment and a large manufacturing sector
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Recession and recovery: the German experience
Examines how Germany’s economy has performed well in the post-war recession period due to low unemployment and a large manufacturing sector
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Research Briefing
Social imbalances and population flows to London
“The continued drift of the industrial population to London and the Home Counties constitutes a social, economic and strategical problem which demands immediate attention” – Report of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of the Industrial Population, 1940 A recent report by the Centre for Cities stated that while London’s strong economic performance should be
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Research Briefing
Economic aspects of Scottish independence: currency
This note discusses the pros and cons of the currency options which would be available to an independent Scotland.
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Research Briefing
Causes of the eurozone crisis: a summary
The causes of the eurozone crisis are summarised in this two-page overview, which examines why Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus have had to take emergency loans - or "bailouts" - from other eurozone and EU governments and the IMF.
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