tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from The Rt Hon George Osborne 2016-07-12T16:02:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/libor-fines-to-be-used-to-support-military-charities-and-royal-voluntary-service 2016-07-12T16:02:00+01:00 LIBOR fines to be used to support military charities and Royal Voluntary Service Veterans, Special Forces and a charity supported by Jo Cox MP to benefit from £14.4 million funding from banking fines. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chancellor-kickstarts-work-on-building-stronger-economic-and-trade-relationships-with-britains-closest-international-partners 2016-07-11T08:43:42+01:00 Chancellor kickstarts work on building stronger economic and trade relationships with Britain’s closest international partners New York visit marks first in a series over the next two weeks including China and Singapore. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/statement-from-the-chancellor-and-international-investment-banks-on-london-as-a-world-leading-financial-centre 2016-07-07T16:57:17+01:00 Statement from the Chancellor and international investment banks on London as a world leading financial centre Joint statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and leaders of international investment banks released on 7 July 2016. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/transport-secretary-announces-proposed-site-for-operation-stack-lorry-area 2016-07-06T09:50:00+01:00 Transport Secretary announces proposed site for Operation Stack lorry area New lorry area to be created near Stanford in Kent to ease issues caused by Operation Stack. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/statement-from-the-chancellor-and-main-british-banks-and-building-society-on-maintaining-support-for-households-and-businesses 2016-07-05T15:09:49+01:00 Statement from the Chancellor and main British banks and building society on maintaining support for households and businesses Joint statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and leaders of the UK’s main lenders released on 5 July 2016. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/statement-by-the-chancellor-following-the-eu-referendum 2016-06-28T09:25:46+01:00 Statement by the Chancellor following the EU referendum Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne following the outcome of the EU referendum. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/regius-professorships-awarded-to-leading-universities-to-mark-queens-90th-birthday 2016-06-06T08:00:00+01:00 Regius Professorships awarded to leading universities to mark Queen’s 90th birthday Her Majesty the Queen will honour 12 of Britain’s leading universities today by creating Regius Professorships as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/response-to-the-remit-and-recommendations-for-the-financial-policy-committee-budget-2016--2 2016-05-26T14:01:32+01:00 Response to the remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee: Budget 2016 The Financial Policy Committee's response to HM Treasury's 'Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee'. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/china-chooses-london-for-its-first-ever-sovereign-renminbi-rmb-bond-issued-outside-of-china 2016-05-26T13:58:00+01:00 China chooses London for its first ever sovereign renminbi (RMB) bond issued outside of China First ever Chinese sovereign RMB bond to be issued outside of China tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/hm-treasury-analysis-on-the-immediate-economic-impact-of-leaving-the-eu-george-osbornes-speech 2016-05-25T10:53:52+01:00 HM Treasury analysis on the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU: George Osborne's speech (Archived) Treasury's analysis on the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU, shows a vote to leave will push the UK economy into recession - the Chancellor explains. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-adonis-proposed-as-new-chair-of-crossrail-2 2016-05-24T10:30:14+01:00 Lord Adonis proposed as new chair of Crossrail 2 Crossrail 2 could transform travel across the capital, boosting the economy by billions of pounds and supporting thousands of new jobs and homes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/britain-to-enter-recession-with-500000-uk-jobs-lost-if-it-left-eu-new-treasury-analysis-shows 2016-05-23T10:45:00+01:00 Britain to enter recession with 500,000 UK jobs lost if it left EU, new Treasury analysis shows (Archived) New Treasury analysis shows a vote to leave the EU would tip Britain’s economy into a year-long recession. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/responsible-lending-review-letter-to-mortgage-lenders 2016-05-16T17:25:32+01:00 Responsible Lending Review: letter to mortgage lenders Chancellor, George Osborne's letter to mortgage lenders on the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Responsible Lending Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/chancellor-leaving-the-eu-would-be-a-one-way-ticket-to-a-poorer-britain 2016-05-16T10:36:00+01:00 Chancellor: Leaving the EU would be a one way ticket to a poorer Britain (Archived) Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne sets out why it would be a huge mistake for Britain to leave the EU and the Single Market. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/imf-article-iv-concluding-statement-chancellors-remarks 2016-05-13T11:07:17+01:00 IMF Article IV concluding statement: Chancellor's remarks Chancellor's statement at the conclusion of the IMF's 2016 Article IV assessment of the UK. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/open-letters-between-hm-treasury-and-bank-of-england-may-2016 2016-05-12T12:08:34+01:00 Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, May 2016 CPI inflation was 0.5% in March 2016, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 12 May 2016. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 12 May 2016. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-ebrd-president-suma-chakrabarti-elected-for-second-term-of-office 2016-05-11T17:11:12+01:00 British EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti elected for second term of office Sir Suma Chakrabarti has been elected to serve as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for another four years. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-180-million-fund-to-accelerate-energy-research-across-the-midlands-engine 2016-04-26T18:00:11+01:00 New £180 million fund to accelerate energy research across the Midlands Engine Major new fund launched to drive cutting-edge research, innovation and skills across the Midlands Engine. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/tax-transparency-progress-hailed-by-chancellor 2016-04-25T15:47:44+01:00 Tax transparency progress hailed by Chancellor Over 20 countries join UK-led initiative to automatically share ownership information for companies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/hm-treasury-analysis-on-the-eu-referendum-george-osbornes-speech 2016-04-18T11:08:00+01:00 HM Treasury analysis on the EU referendum: George Osborne's speech (Archived) Treasury analysis on the EU shows UK will be worse off by £4,300 a year per household if Britain votes to leave, the Chancellor explains.