All news on the topic: The Treasury

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Stats watchdog slaps down Tory minister Laura Trott for 'misleading' tax claims
The UK Statistics Authority's Sir Robert Chote said the public could have been 'misled or at least confused' by Treasury Minister Laura Trott's claims about taxes falling
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Rachel Reeves blasts Jeremy Hunt for hiding from MPs after recession announced
The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be overheard asking "where is he?" as the more junior Treasury minister Bim Afolami was sent to field questions in his boss's absence
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'I will call Keir on election night to make sure North gets what it deserves'
Steve Rotheram told The Mirror he looks forward to Keir Starmer achieving a similar election triumph for Labour to that of Tony Blair in 1997
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Tories eye May election to 'stop the bleeding' and head off Sunak mutiny
Senior Tory source says May election might be necessary after Labour battering in by-elections and polls suggesting the party will be 'obliterated' with announcement potentially soon
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Chancellor 'prioritising economic growth' as he hints as tax cuts in Budget
The Chancellor would not be drawn into confirming suggestions that further tax cuts would be announced at the Spring Budget
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Fujitsu handed £3.4billion in Treasury-linked deals despite Post Office scandal
Despite the firm’s role in the Post Office scandal, it has been handed £1.4 billion worth of deals since the High Court ruled there had been bugs and errors in its Horizon software.
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Rishi Sunak insists debt is 'on schedule' to fall despite minister's confusion
The Prime Minister said "economic conditions are improving" when pressed on the Government's portrayal of the state of the public finances
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Minister warns over a ‘computer says no’ stance to buy now, pay later schemes
The Government is considering feedback to a consultation on regulating buy now, pay later schemes
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Senior Treasury minister appears to stumble over questions on the rising debt
Laura Trott said she had "different figures" when she was presented with the latest official projections from the fiscal watchdog, which suggest an increase over the next five years
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Tory MP skewered over party's U-turns in excruciating 60-second take down
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott went on BBC Radio 4 to gloat about Keir Starmer's change to his green investment plan, but faced a bruising grilling from Evan Davies
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Top Tory invents comments by Brianna Ghey's mum in bid to defend Rishi Sunak
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott told Sky News that Brianna Ghey's mum Esther had said she did not want to make her daughter's death 'about trans issues'
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Tories force officials to draw up 'bogus' dossier on Labour home insulation plan
Labour slated the 'ludicrous' analysis of its Warm Homes plan, which was unveiled in 2021 to save 19 million families living in draughty homes cash on their energy bills
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Calls to end 'unfair' penalties around first-time buyer savings schemes
The Building Societies Association made the calls ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget on March 6
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Small firms wants Government to 'get off their backs and shove off' - Tory MP
Sir Edward Leigh said entrepreneurs want "lower taxes, simpler taxes, they want less regulation not more regulation"
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Jeremy Hunt told by Tory MP to give junior doctors more cash to end strikes
Former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers appealed to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to finally 'end' the long-running dispute during a surprising intervention in the Commons
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Co-op urges firms to support the young as £96m of apprenticeship funds unspent
The Co-op said the figures show private and public sector organisations should work together to ensure the levy is used more effectively to support young people
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Ethical savings: NS&I reduces the rate on three-year green bond to 2.95%
The new issue pays 2.95% AER over a three-year term, the Treasury-backed provider said
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Michelle O'Neill set to become Northern Ireland's first Irish republican leader
Northern Ireland will get a new government after the DUP agreed to return to power-sharing at Stormont in a late night deal with the UK on post-Brexit trade checks
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Valdo Calocane's sentence 'too lenient' as review sent to Attorney General
The families of the victims of Nottingham knifeman Valdo Calocane have gone to the Attorney General over the "lenient" sentence handed down on Thursday by the judge
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Bill Roache faces bankruptcy despite earning £250k-a-year as Corrie's Ken Barlow
Coronation Street star Bill Roache has had a petition by HMRC filed against him, despite him earning a whopping £250,000 per year on the ITV soap
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Bank of England and Government issue update on launch of digital pound
The Bank and the Treasury launched a consultation in February last year over the so-called central bank digital currency
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Chancellor given green light for tax cuts as UK borrows less than expected
The Chancellor will be given breathing room to cut taxes or boost spending, economists have said, as the Government borrowed less money than expected last month
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UK Government borrowing lowest in four years as debt remains at historical highs
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that public sector net borrowing hit £7.8 billion during the month
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Parents face struggle to claim free childcare hours because of Tory 's***show'
The Government had announced that all two-year-olds would be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare from this April, but in a 'disastrous failure' parents could miss out
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Top Tories Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith quit in blow to Rishi Sunak
Tory duo Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith both sided with rebels demanding Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda Safety Bill is beefed up