The Budget

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Not for Sale

It has been difficult this week to extinguish thoughts of '1984'. The double-speak from the toxic Chancellor, George Osborne, at last week's budget beggars belief. Yet again the growth forecast for the UK economy has been revised down, this will be...

25 March 2013
Chancellor must give British Business Bank more resources to help SMEs

Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) of new funding for the British Business Bank, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

21 March 2013
Budget is wrong answer to the wrong question, says TUC

Responding to the Chancellor's Budget today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

20 March 2013
Capital spending boost not enough to kick-start economic recovery, warns TUC

Commenting on reports today (Tuesday) that the Chancellor will cut departmental spending by £2.5bn to fund new infrastructure projects, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

19 March 2013
Chancellor's £3.3bn national insurance grab could mark end of ring-fencing NHS budget, warns TUC

Responding to reports that the Chancellor is planning to keep most of the windfall that will result from increased national insurance contributions in 2016, following the decision to bring forward the single state pension, TUC General Secretary Franc...

19 March 2013
Middle Britain thousands of pounds poorer since recession, ONS figures show

Commenting on new figures published today (Monday) by the Office for National Statistics showing the financial state of middle-income households since 1977, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

18 March 2013



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