All Treasury articles
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NewsBudget and autumn spending review: What can construction expect?
Expectations for big spending pledges set low as Sunak seeks to bring down deficit
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NewsSunak to announce more than £1.5bn for cultural and sports projects
Funding to help build or upgrade up to 8,000 sports pitches in trailed pledges ahead of Wednesday’s spending review
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NewsGovernment advisor puts firms on notice for big increase in regional jobs
IPA chief says new government now has ‘totally different ambitions’ for North and Midlands following general election result
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NewsNext construction strategy will be same as last one, warns previous author
Industry saying same things 1990s Latham and Egan reports recommended, IPA chief adds
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NewsDoubts raised over Crossrail 2 as Treasury plans funding rule change
March Budget to address complaints spending is skewed in favour of capital and South-east
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NewsCost of Crossrail overrun unknown, say scheme leaders
TfL has admitted the delay is set to cost it £20m in revenue
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NewsSerious doubts cast over major government infrastructure schemes
Annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority questions deliverability of HS2, the Lower Thames Crossing and others
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NewsNew approach to infrastructure delivery launched
Project 13 aims to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects
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CommentThe extra magic money brings when you get your bank to print it and use it to buy your debt
Mr Osborne has an extra £30 billion or so in his coffers
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CommentLittle cheer in public accounts or growth figures as construction prepare for the big squeeze of 2011
There's not much left in the xmas box for capital spending
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Stamp duty - a tax rise that looks set to win votes
There is obvious glee within the housing market about the prospects of a two-year period free of stamp duty for those first-time buyers who purchase properties worth less than £250,000.The £250,000 threshold captures practically all of them, with significantly less than 10% of exceptions that will be mainly resident in ...
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Pundits on balance point to flat house prices in 2010
It's the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices?Well I can think of a few things. And I'm also left wondering why anyone would wish to state a house price forecast publicly and put ...
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Housing recovery is resting on happier family homes market
The latest swathe of housing data continues to suggest a pick up both in prices and activity and the RICS November house price survey, released today, adds further weight to the case for a housing recovery.Its measures for sales, expected sales, new inquiries, new instructions, prices and expected prices are ...