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George Osborne MP
18:43, 20 JAN 2025
Manchester's Oxford Road station set for two-year closure amid major upgrade plans
North West
Project aims to reduce rail congestion in city centre
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Five taxes Rachel Reeves could raise to plug the funding gap after her Budget
By City AM
The Chancellor has said taxes will not rise further - but she has not ruled out everything. Here are five ways she could raise more revenue
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Bid to make North East into region where companies pay 'real' living wage
Economy
Difference between the Government's National Living Wage and the rate called for by campaigners is still an issue, eight years on
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Northern Powerhouse group calls for action to turn around region's 'underperformance'
Economy
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership wants more investment in education and infrastructure
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Andy Burnham calls for first class to be scrapped on northern trains until 'managed decline' stopped
North West
Andy Burnham has refused to back a new timetable through Manchester until the Government provides plans to solve the Castlefield bottleneck
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Bank tax surcharge ‘set to be slashed in Budget’
The Budget
Mr Sunak is expected to announce a cut to the surcharge from 8% to 3% from April 2023
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Cardiff Capital Region £1.3bn City Deal gets approval for another five years
Cardiff Capital Region
The deal has come through a gateway review from the Ƶ Government with flying colours
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World’s biggest fund manager BlackRock increases stake in The Hut Group
North West
BlackRock is a long-time investor in the group
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OPINION: Rishi Sunak and Covid-19 amid the Ƶ tax system's best-kept secret
West Midlands
Dains LLP, a regional firm of chartered accountants based in Derby, believes Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have a difficult job ahead of him managing the Ƶ's tax strategy during the pandemic in 2021
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Powerhouse director: 'The Humber has a unique opportunity to prosper in a green energy revolution'
Yorkshire & Humber
Henri Murison talks jobs, scale and recovery ahead of The Waterline Summit
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KPMG: ‘The North must be part of the Chancellor’s brew round’
KPMG
Jon Meeten, partner and head of tax for the North, explores the likely outcomes of the upcoming Budget and why the North must be part of the Chancellor’s brew round
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Replay: George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2014
Economic Development
Reports from Westminster and reaction as the Chancellor outlined his economic plans ahead of next year's General Election
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Businesses can gift their unused Apprenticeship Levy - this is why it's important for the future of our economy
Apprenticeships
North West training provider Total People has launched the '£1M in 100' campaign
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Manifesto for the North raises pressure on party leaders in run-up to Election
Boris Johnson
Business and political leaders across the North want Government action on skills, transport, green jobs and re-balancing the economy
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Northern leaders push for region's voice to be heard in HS2 review
Transport
Northern Powership Partnership led by former Chancellor George Osborne said region's infrastructure must be improved
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HS2: Northern leaders call on next PM to back 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity
High Speed 2
The letter has been signed by more than 20 business leaders, including the CBI, Institute for Directors, Federation of Small Business and Chamber of Commerce
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Andrew Mitchell queries Chancellor's future
Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield MP pours scorn over benefits plan which split Conservative Party
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Black Country firms lay into Chancellor for Budget Midlands Engine snub
The Budget
Keith Bryan, chief executive of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, joined colleagues in Birmingham in expressing “deep frustration” at the lack of investment in this region
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Osborne's budget raises more questions than it answers
The Budget
David Bailey on the latest budget issued by Chancellor George Osborne.
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Business leaders call for same Budget support in Midlands as Northern Powerhouse
Paul Faulkner
Chamber wish list includes a new investment hub to support infrastructure and a plan for the visitor economy
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West Midlands Police could lose out on funding to rural forces
West Midlands Police
Funding for West Midlands Police could be cut as part of the Government’s plan to change the way cash for forces is shared out across the country
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EU referendum: West Midlands is a heartland of the anti-EU campaign
European Union
A number of Birmingham's Labour MPs are calling for the Ƶ to leave the European Union, while Tories in the wider West Midlands also back "Brexit"
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Contest to become the first mayor of the West Midlands has already begun
Politics
Labour has begun to think about how it will choose a candidate for next year's West Midlands metro-mayor election, but jockeying behind the scenes is already underway
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Average West Midlands property price reaches new peak
Housing
Property value growth in the region kept pace with the Ƶ average, according to the Office for National Statistics, by reaching a new peak
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