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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, May 2017
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Millennials
Millennials are the generation of people now in their young adulthood. Roughly aged between 25 and 34. Millennials make up 13.9% of the total UK population.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2017: A summary
A summary of Spring Budget 2017 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances. This briefing now includes detailed discussion of changes to National Insurance contributions for the self-employed and the tax-free allowance for dividend income.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, March 2017
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2017: Background briefing
The briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2017 which will take place on Wednesday 8 March 2017. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Japan: February 2017 update
Politically dominant at home despite the continuing sluggishness of the Japanese economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces serious challenges in charting a positive way forward on relations with the US under the new Trump Administration and with China, where their territorial dispute over the East China Sea continues to cast a deep shadow. This briefing surveys the outlook for Japan during 2017 both at home and abroad.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, December 2016
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement: growth down, borrowing up
Today the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has published its latest assessment of the economy and public finances. They have lowered their forecasts for GDP growth in 2017 and 2018, and increased their estimates of government borrowing. Here we investigate some of the figures and explain why. GDP growth in 2017 and 2018 down… The OBR
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2016: Background briefing
This briefing sets out the background to the 2016 Autumn Statement which will take place on Wednesday 23 November 2016. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: some legal, constitutional and financial unknowns
This Commons Library briefing looks at some of the basic ‘unknowns’ relating to Brexit. The unknowns cover areas such as a role for the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures in the Brexit process, relations with the EU institutions, the economic impact on the UK, and changes to citizens’ rights.
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Research Briefing
Economic Update: November 2016
GDP growth of 0.5% in the three months following the EU referendum was in line with its trend of recent years and above most forecasts. However, with inflation expected to increase over the next year due to the fall in the pound, consumers may rein in their spending, potentially resulting in slower GDP growth.
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