Research Briefing
Country and regional public sector finances
This briefing looks at estimates of public spending and revenues in UK countries and regions.
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Research Briefing
Government spending, borrowing and debt
The new Government inherits a mixed set of public finances. Government debt is high but borrowing is low.
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Insight
Government spending, borrowing and debt
The new Government inherits a mixed set of public finances. Government debt is high but borrowing is low.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The financial settlement
The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £30 billion to the UK.
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Insight
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The financial settlement
The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £30 billion to the UK.
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Research Briefing
How will Brexit affect the Union?
Many challenges and tensions concerning the devolved institutions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland remain unresolved
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Insight
How will Brexit affect the Union?
Many challenges and tensions concerning the devolved institutions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland remain unresolved
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Research Briefing
Brexit Glossary
This Commons Library research briefing contains a list of commonly-used terms and acronyms that have needed clarification since the United Kingdom voted in the June 2016 EU referendum.
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Research Briefing
Revisions to the Political Declaration on the framework for future EU-UK relations
The UK and EU agreed a revised Political Declaration on the framework for the future UK-EU relationship on 17 October. This Briefing provides an outline of the contents of the Declaration and the key changes in the revised text
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Research Briefing
The October 2019 EU UK Withdrawal Agreement
Boris Johnson's Government negotiated a new 'deal' with the European Union, formed of a Political Declaration and a Withdrawal Agreement. This paper focuses on the Withdrawal Agreement and how it compares to the one negotiated by Theresa May's Government.
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Research Briefing
Age-related personal allowance
All taxpayers are entitled to receive a personal allowance to set against their income for tax purposes. Individuals aged 65 and over have been entitled to receive an additional allowance; an extra addition has been made for those age 75 and over. This note gives details of the allowance and the Coalition Government's decision, first announced in Budget 2012, to phase it out from 2013/14.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, August 2019
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Background to the 2019 Spending Round
On Wednesday 4th September the Chancellor will present the conclusions of the 2019 Spending Round to Parliament. This briefing provides background on Spending Reviews and lists the spending commitments that have already been made, as well as covering the fiscal rules that the Chancellor is operating within and showing the recent trends in spending.
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Consumers spend but economy contracts
The UK economy contracted in quarter 2 of 2019, but consumers continue to spend. The new Government has made several public spending pledges.
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Insight
Economic update: Consumers spend but economy contracts
The UK economy contracted in quarter 2 of 2019, but consumers continue to spend. The new Government has made several public spending pledges.
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