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This note looks at the short history of credit easing (National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) for small businesses and the Business Finance Partnership) in the UK and recent evidence from the US.
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The Library is often asked how the purchasing power of the pound has changed over various periods. This Paper provides a composite index of prices from 1750 to 2011.
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This note explains how funding from the European Regional Development Fund is allocated across regions in England and sets out current progress on spending the funds. It also provides information on the 2014-2020 funding round.
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This note sets out statistics available on lending to business and discusses recent trends in the data.
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The IMF’s resources come from quotas contributed by each of its 187 Member States (around £234bn in total) and from standing credit arrangements with certain industrialised and emerging economies (currently around £215bn).
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This note describes the 'fiscal compact' agreed by 25 EU Member States in March 2012 and associated economic issues.
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This note sets out the economic, public finance and taxation background to the 2012 Budget.
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This note summarises the main points of the 2011 Autumn Statement.
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This note sets out the background to the 2011 Autumn Statement which will take place on 29 November.
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Quotas paid by member states are the main financial resource of the IMF. This note explains how they work with particular reference to the UK, and describes the proposed changes that will see quotas double.
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This note provides information and links to Parliamentary information on the Post Office and Royal Mail from May 2010.
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This note brings together the various elements of Government action to deal with the economic crisis
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The EFSM is a €60bn facility to provide loans to EU Member States in financial difficulty. It is financed through borrowing secured against the EU Budget. Thus far, Ireland and Portugal have received support through the EFSM.
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This note summarises the main points of the 2011 Budget and the reaction to it.
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