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This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in April 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in April 2008 and April 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
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This historical note examines the difficulty of designing effective tax incentives for small companies, in the context of the four year history of the zero rate of corporation tax, introduced in April 2002.
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This note discusses the reforms to taxing small businesses set out in the 2007 Budget - in particular, the phased increase in the small companies tax rate - before looking at the recent change in the Government's approach, signalled in the 2008 Pre-Budget Report.
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Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole.
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This paper sets out the main changes to direct tax rates and allowances announced in the Budget on 22 April 2009. It lists the principal personal allowances which will be available against income tax in the tax year 2009/10, and it outlines the conditions necessary for eligibility for these allowances.
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Inflation as measured by the RPI was -0.3% in March 2009, the first time it has been negative since 1960. It is likely to continue to be negative for some months to come in 2009 with possible consequences for pensions, benefits and taxes.
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This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in March 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in March 2008 and March 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
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This is a report of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/14 and 09/15 prepared for the Commons Second Reading debate.
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This note describes the background to the Government's announcement in the 2008 Budget that it would withdraw the 'staff hire concession' from 1 April 2009.
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Members of Parliament often express interest in incomes at a local level, and at the Parliamentary constituency level in particular. However, limited income statistics are available for smaller geographies, such as constituencies. This note outlines what is available at the constituency level.
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This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in February 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in February 2008 and February 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
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This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.
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This note describes proposals for a flexible new deal. This would involve changes to the existing new deal programmes and the involvement of private and third sector organisations to provide personalised assistance to job seekers.
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The Bill provides for the annual uprating of statutory redundancy entitlements taking into account average weekly earnings. At present these entitlements are uprated in line with the retail prices index.
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