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This note discusses the Coalition Government's policy over 2010-15 to increase the basic personal allowance each year, with the aim that the allowance should reach £10,000 by 2015, before looking at the current Government's approach to increasing both the personal allowance and the higher rate threshold - the point at which individuals start to pay the 40% top rate of tax.
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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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This paper sets out the licensing arrangements for taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs), drivers and operators in England and the enforcement of those licences. It also looks at some of the most significant reports into the future of the taxi and PHV industries in recent years and issues currently of concern to the industry and licensing authorities such as capping licence numbers, cross-border working, accessibility and disruptive technology.
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The Economic Indicators series is updated whenever new data becomes available and it reflects current statistical data. The content presents up-to-date information on 21 key indicators. A snapshot of the indicators is produced monthly as a formal research briefing.
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This paper discusses some of the pertinent issues in the four main transport policy areas: aviation, railways, roads and road-based transport, and ports and maritime. It explains what preparations are being made for exit in the form of secondary legislation and what the Government has said about the implications of a possible ‘no deal’ in the technical notices it began to publish in August 2018.
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This note looks at proposals to increase the normal pension age in public service pension schemes
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For some time the Library has been tracking the territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea, publishing several background briefings about them. This note provides a short overview of the main developments in these disputes since 2016.
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As the State Pension age for women equalises to that of men, we examine the debate over inequality in pension incomes.
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Looks at the issues affecting state and private pension outcomes for women
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This briefing discusses some of the consequences, for employment tribunals, of the Supreme Court's decision in R (Unison) v Lord Chancellor
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As humanitarians warn that Yemen could be heading for the biggest famine for a century, the Trump Administration has called for a ceasefire and substantive negotiations within 30 days. Could this be the beginning of the end?
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The Chancellor announced measures to support the retail sector at 2018 Budget. Here we look at the current state of high street retail and what’s being done to revive it.
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We took a closer look at some of the numbers in the 2018 Budget related to public spending.
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The Chancellor has announced he will abolish private finance initiatives – how long until we can say ‘goodbye’ to PFI?
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Here we explain what happened to the OBR’s underlying forecast for borrowing and how the Chancellor responded.
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