All Budget articles – Page 2
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NewsHCA insists housing stimulus won't hike prices
Homes and Communities Agency boss denies Budget housing measures could simply end up boosting house prices
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NewsBudget - Q&A session
Readers put questions about the Budget and outlook for construction to our panel of industry experts - read the full transcript
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CommentWhat can you do when a radical and ambitious housing strategy isn’t enough?
The government’s plan to boost housing means greater risk and the potential for higher house prices
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CommentBudget showed no real drive for growth
This was George Osborne’s last chance to give Plan B a go
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NewsDisappointment at lack of short-term infrastructure investment
Budget: Industry criticises failure to provide short-term stimulus for smaller infrastructure projects or details on the ‘how and when’
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NewsBudget bids to kickstart housing
Budget: Package of measures unveiled by chancellor including a new ‘Help to Buy’ scheme to support purchase of 74,000 new homes
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NewsDisappointment at ‘jam tomorrow’ Budget
Budget reaction: Industry experts criticise 2015-16 start for £3bn a year infrastructure boost
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NewsRIBA slams ‘missed opportunity’ to boost green economy
Budget reaction: President Angela Brady criticises lack of Budget measures on sustainability
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NewsCautious welcome for housing stimulus package
Budget reaction: Industry hails housing focus but doubts remain on supply and mortgage availability
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NewsTwo carbon capture and storage projects shortlisted
Budget: Agreement on initial engineering design expected this summer
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NewsTreasury details possible guarantees projects
Budget: Treasury details four projects that could be set to be underwritten through the UK Guarantee scheme
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NewsGovernment commits to zero carbon homes by 2016
Budget: Plans for revision of part L of the building regulations due by May 2013
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NewsOsborne announces major new housing stimulus
Budget: Help to Buy scheme involves equity loans on new build houses and £130bn mortgage guarantee programme
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NewsPower sector ‘hampered’ by strike price uncertainty
Budget reaction: Hinkley Point C and other power stations impacted, say industry experts
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NewsOsborne announces £3bn of capital investment
Budget: But the boost will not come into effect until 2015
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NewsBudget reaction: full round-up
A full round-up of industry reaction to today’s Budget announcement
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NewsNewBuy to be extended to existing homes
Budget: NewBuy to extended to existing homes, rather than second-home buyers
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NewsOsborne to unveil £2.5bn capital investment
George Osborne is set to announce around £2.5bn in new capital investment in the Budget, financed through departmental spending cuts